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It just doesn't go in my head how so many people have trouble understanding why things like VSCode or Atom are popular. They're sexy, they are powerful (extens
by watty 10y ago
It just doesn't go in my head how so many people have trouble understanding why things like VSCode or Atom are popular.
They're sexy, they are powerful (extensions for everything), portable, and extremely easy to extend thanks to Javascript being pervasive. I don't know for certain but I'd also assume writing an Electron app is easier than writing a similar app in a lower level language.
Is it really that hard to grasp? Performance has to be perceptible by the average person for it to affect user base. I prefer WebStorm but I've had absolutely no issues using VSCode on my laptop - which feels even faster than WebStorm.
- ConceptJunkie 10y agoI've played around with VSCode and what it can do seems impressive, but I want to do one simple thing. I want to make the background black. Every dark theme I can find makes the background dark gray, not black. I actually looked into what it would take to make a new color theme and I simply don't understand all the steps, and definitely don't want to deal with the hassle. It very quickly goes off into the weeds of TextMate themes (huh? Why are we referencing a Mac editor? Yeah, I know it's a de facto standard, but really?), editing XML (complete with hex codes for colors) and installing something called "Yo Code". Dude, I just want to change one friggin' color! In every native app I've ever used, I can just go into the Options and make the background black, period. Just because it's a programmer's editor shouldn't mean you need to be a programmer to make the simplest configuration.
- jes5199 10y agoI don't know about VSCode, but in Atom you'd just write one line of CSS