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Devs sound alarm after Microsoft subtracts C/C++ extension from VS Code forks
(www.theregister.com)
I think a lot of people would really benefit from learning neovim
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Or Helix, it has a less steeper curve
Not an issue. Install Clangd and CodeLLDB. They are much better anyway (see my other comment).
The real golden jewel that Microsoft keeps to itself is the Remote SSH extension. There's no open source alternative as far as I know.
There's also Pylance but that only matters if you're using Python.
Does Theia have C/C++ extensions?
It looks like the extension is licensed under MIT https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-cpptools You can "simply" fork it and provide builds yourself, right?
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I think they did a good job of writing a neutral comparison. Based on what it said, I think there's no reason for me to stop using VS Code right now, but I'll keep an eye on Theia and reconsider it my needs change.
(...), e.g. via a user-customizable toolbar and how views can be layouted.
I WILL find these people and hurt them. Nobody will blame me.
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More and more engineers wok with cursor.
I started using Lapce. That or Zed just I installed Lapce first. I still use VS Code at work but personal machines I've moved on
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