Why Cursor needs to be a VSCode fork instead of a plugin (opens in new tab)

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2 pointssonium1y ago2 comments

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I don't get it. Does VS code not have any way to start a server process which the window can interact with? I've never written a plugin, but it seems like similar things are done somehow.

beretguy1y ago

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Why Cursor needs to be a VSCode fork instead of a plugin (opens in new tab)

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2 pointssonium1y ago2 comments

2 comments

eternityforest1y ago

I don't get it. Does VS code not have any way to start a server process which the window can interact with? I've never written a plugin, but it seems like similar things are done somehow.

beretguy1y ago

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