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Devs sound alarm after Microsoft subtracts C/C++ extension from VS Code forks
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this post was submitted on 26 Apr 2025
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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.
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holy shit! the thing I've been warning developers who promote and use this shitty tool has finally happened.
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if you write fossy software, don't use products made by fossy enemies.
An AI company not respecting copyright and licensing? I'm shocked.
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
i'm using zed currently but waiting on the enshittification. i just expect most projects to head that direction these days.
between lapse and zed I also decided on Lapse because it feels much more community-oriented than Zed; maybe you should look into that
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https://open-vsx.org/extension/llvm-vs-code-extensions/vscode-clangd
Maybe not as feature complete but should be a good alternative
More and more engineers wok with cursor.
Does Theia have C/C++ extensions?