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Visual Studio Code April 2017

124 points by kwood 9y ago

nicpottier 9y ago
We've been using VSCode for some Go programming lately and I have to say I'm super impressed. Way faster than GogLand and I love that it is Open Source. Seriously great.
nicpottier 9y ago
We've been using VSCode for some Go programming lately and I have to say I'm super impressed. Way faster than GogLand and I love that it is Open Source. Seriously great.
anderber 9y ago
Really happy about the workbench theming. VSCode continues to put out great releases.
kwood 9y ago
A good decision to focus on closing issues and doing more polish for the past month. The project moves fast, so taking a step back is really appreciated - before it gets out of control (as in: too buggy)
codegeek 9y ago
vscode just keeps winning. Who cares if it is written in electron (we love to hate electron). Cross Platform, 100% FREE. Open Source and so much support. Tons of good plugins already. Keep up the good work vscode team!!
- cypher543 9y ago
  I love to hate on Electron when it's used for tiny single-purpose apps. But VS Code is a large and complex project with a focus on extensibility, which I think Electron is perfect for.
- Analemma_ 9y ago
  It's a good example of how Electron is no excuse for sluggish apps: VSC is very snappy until you start getting really huge files. Don't blame the runtime for your crappy code!
  - IshKebab 9y ago
    That logic doesn't really follow. I remember reading that the VSC people put a lot of work into making sure it is still fast despite Electron. Not everyone can do that, so it would be better if the framework was 'fast by default'.
  - infensus 9y ago
    I thought it was because VSC is using c++ binaries for stuff like intellisense
remyp 9y ago
I love VS Code, but is anyone else getting a lot of flickering/redraws (particularly around the cursor) on OSX since the update?
- mattbierner 9y ago
  Hmm, I haven't this on 10.11 or 10.12. Can you please file a bug with some screenshots/captures so that we can investigate: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/new https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/new
  - remyp 9y ago
    No problem, here ya go: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/25934 https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/25934 Thanks for everything you do!
- valuearb 9y ago
  I can't even get it to install on MacOS, I get an app with a crossed out circle over it and "The application can't be opened" when I double click it.
ArloL 9y ago
Anybody else experiencing problems in Safari 10.1? http://imgur.com/deflq41 http://imgur.com/deflq41
- extra88 9y ago
  Not me (on Sierra 10.12.4).
  - ArloL 9y ago
    Thanks for the reply. It actually happened again on another site. Just started experiencing it there. Restarted browser. No problems. shrug Thanks again.
koolba 9y ago
I've been running Linux as my primary desktop OS for a bit over two decades. If you told me five years ago that the majority of my daily coding would take place in an editor written by Microsoft I'd have thought you were crazy. VS Code is an awesome editor and is improving at an equally awesome pace. Kudos to Microsoft and the team behind it.
- guiambros 9y ago
  Same here. I'm still shocked that my go-to IDE on Linux is something created by Microsoft, debugging languages they have nothing to do (Python), and distributed for free. Great way to win back share of mind of developers. Smart, Microsoft.
chillee 9y ago
Since it first popped up on my radar last summer, VSCode has quickly become my favorite editor. A combination of great features that are a pain/poorly done in other editors (intellisense for many languages, a proper debugger, an integrated terminal that's just as fast as my actual terminal (I've actually gotten into the workflow of opening up huge files in vim in the integrated terminal), etc.) make VSCode amazing. Especially when you compare the rate of improvement of VSCode to Sublime or Atom, VSCode is on an upwards track, and they've clearly captured major mindshare. (https://stackoverflow.com/insights/survey/2017#technology-most-popular-developer-environments-by-occupation https://stackoverflow.com/insights/survey/2017#technology-mo...) In addition, VSCodeVim is among the best in terms of vim plugins that I've used (VSVim is still better), and I thought it was amazing that Microsoft assigned an official employee to work on it. Disclaimer: I have contributed code to the VSCodeVim extension, but that was because I liked the plugin so much (that, and there was a bug that really bothered me).
- revmoo 9y ago
  Note to anyone considering vscode; educate yourself on the telemetry and tracking embedded in this app before blindly installing it
- infogulch 9y ago
  I've contributed to VSCodeVim as well (remember way back when undoing a long insert would delete each character one at a time? I fixed that!) it's actually pretty approachable and nice to contribute to.
shock 9y ago
>Search in Keyboard Shortcuts editor is improved to support all possible terms for modifier keys in corresponding platforms. meta, cmd, command, windows ctrl, control alt, option shift Except `super` :)
Joeri 9y ago
VS code is improving faster than any other IDE / programmer's editor. I wonder what sort of team size is behind it, and how long microsoft will keep funding that team on something that doesn't earn them any money. I also wonder what the end game is with respect to the regular visual studio, because as VS code picks up plugins and features it is covering more and more of the IDE feature space, and eventually the difference is going to come down to how it feels to use, not what it can do.
- Clubber 9y ago
  VS code is a snack for Linux and Mac developers. It is intended to lure those people to the Microsoft (and Azure) platform. They are able to do it so well, so quickly because Windows Visual Studio has much of that functionality already in it. I suspect VSCode, just like NETCore will become their standard. I'm sure they have a path to switchover. They are banking on Azure now, so anything that pulls people to Azure is what they are investing in. The biggest difference I can see between the Gates/Balmer era and the Nadella era is Gates/Balmer refused to do anything that would in any way endanger their Windows platform. This made them a ton of money for many years, but stole from their future as Linux took over the server side.
  - ppog 9y ago
    "They are able to do it so well, so quickly because Windows Visual Studio has much of that functionality already in it." I don't believe anything is shared between Visual Studio and VS Code except the branding (Microsoft playing to their traditional strengths in confusing marketing). Where I do agree is that VS Code drew on a lot of the institutional expertise and design learning from the folks who develop Visual Studio and Visual Studio Online. Perhaps also there are shared editor components across VS Code and VS Online, I'm not sure - but again this is _not_ the same editor as Visual Studio's (again with the confusing branding). (Disclosure: I work for Microsoft, but not on VS, VS Code, VS Online or VS Floor Wax.)
    - Clubber 9y ago
      I didn't mean to imply the code was the same or the editor was the same, but that the VSCode team have access to the original source code for all the compiler and intellisense algorithms that were already written, tuned and figured out.
eric_b 9y ago
This is how you write release notes. This is the only project where I routinely read the release notes "cover to cover" every month. Great job!
- beagle3 9y ago
  I agree that this is an excellent way to write release notes; The only project that does better in my opinion is Dolphin: https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/ https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/
msoad 9y ago
VSCode is really popular! I wrote a very dumb extension for my own use and published it so I have access to it when I want it. Just checked and saw it has more than 100k downloads!
bsharitt 9y ago
I tried to like Atom for a long time, but it was always just so sluggish. VSCode seems a lot faster and I keep finding my self going back and forth between it and vim.
- rawland 9y ago
  Same here. There is an OpenVim Plugin to CtrlP into gvim. :! code % When I spawned vim first.
moondev 9y ago
I love the native osx tabs for multiple windows, but I hate the color and size they are. Guess there's nothing that can be done about that though.
beagle3 9y ago
Just a small reminder to privacy conscious people: VSCode comes with telemetry on by default[0], and you might like to turn it off. Also, the fact that you turn it off gets reported to microsoft[1] (or at least did). [0] https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/supporting/faq#_how-to-disable-telemetry-reporting https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/supporting/faq#_how-to-di... [1] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40451596/visual-studio-code-still-accessing-internet-after-update-and-telemetry-was-disab http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40451596/visual-studio-co...
mattbierner 9y ago
Just published VS Code 1.12.1 to fix an issue with .NET debugging: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/25918 https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/25918
arvinsim 9y ago
The most interesting part for me here is type checking for plain JS files. I love that they can inferred using JS Docs. It let's me try out the benefits of type checking without having to setup TypeScript.
valuearb 9y ago
Won't run on MacOS Sierra
- baumandm 9y ago
  I'm running MacOS Sierra and upgraded today, no issues so far.
  - valuearb 9y ago
    It's supposed to be an archive when I download it, but it's an application. When I double click it I get "The application “Visual Studio Code” can’t be opened.". It won't open in Archive Utility because it's an app. I can run Electron from within it's package, and it opens VS Code, but that seems janky.
    - valuearb 9y ago
      Reboot and it works.
dinnouti 9y ago
I wish it had the same support for PowerShell as it has for nodejs.

124 points by kwood 9y ago

We've been using VSCode for some Go programming lately and I have to say I'm super impressed. Way faster than GogLand and I love that it is Open Source. Seriously great.

nicpottier 9y ago

We've been using VSCode for some Go programming lately and I have to say I'm super impressed. Way faster than GogLand and I love that it is Open Source. Seriously great.

anderber 9y ago

Really happy about the workbench theming. VSCode continues to put out great releases.

kwood 9y ago

A good decision to focus on closing issues and doing more polish for the past month. The project moves fast, so taking a step back is really appreciated - before it gets out of control (as in: too buggy)

codegeek 9y ago

vscode just keeps winning. Who cares if it is written in electron (we love to hate electron). Cross Platform, 100% FREE. Open Source and so much support. Tons of good plugins already. Keep up the good work vscode team!!

cypher543 9y ago
I love to hate on Electron when it's used for tiny single-purpose apps. But VS Code is a large and complex project with a focus on extensibility, which I think Electron is perfect for.
Analemma_ 9y ago
It's a good example of how Electron is no excuse for sluggish apps: VSC is very snappy until you start getting really huge files. Don't blame the runtime for your crappy code!
- IshKebab 9y ago
  That logic doesn't really follow. I remember reading that the VSC people put a lot of work into making sure it is still fast despite Electron. Not everyone can do that, so it would be better if the framework was 'fast by default'.
- infensus 9y ago
  I thought it was because VSC is using c++ binaries for stuff like intellisense

remyp 9y ago

I love VS Code, but is anyone else getting a lot of flickering/redraws (particularly around the cursor) on OSX since the update?

mattbierner 9y ago
Hmm, I haven't this on 10.11 or 10.12. Can you please file a bug with some screenshots/captures so that we can investigate: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/new https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/new
- remyp 9y ago
  No problem, here ya go: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/25934 https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/25934 Thanks for everything you do!
valuearb 9y ago
I can't even get it to install on MacOS, I get an app with a crossed out circle over it and "The application can't be opened" when I double click it.

ArloL 9y ago

Anybody else experiencing problems in Safari 10.1? http://imgur.com/deflq41 http://imgur.com/deflq41

extra88 9y ago
Not me (on Sierra 10.12.4).
- ArloL 9y ago
  Thanks for the reply. It actually happened again on another site. Just started experiencing it there. Restarted browser. No problems. shrug Thanks again.

koolba 9y ago

I've been running Linux as my primary desktop OS for a bit over two decades. If you told me five years ago that the majority of my daily coding would take place in an editor written by Microsoft I'd have thought you were crazy. VS Code is an awesome editor and is improving at an equally awesome pace. Kudos to Microsoft and the team behind it.

guiambros 9y ago
Same here. I'm still shocked that my go-to IDE on Linux is something created by Microsoft, debugging languages they have nothing to do (Python), and distributed for free. Great way to win back share of mind of developers. Smart, Microsoft.

chillee 9y ago

Since it first popped up on my radar last summer, VSCode has quickly become my favorite editor. A combination of great features that are a pain/poorly done in other editors (intellisense for many languages, a proper debugger, an integrated terminal that's just as fast as my actual terminal (I've actually gotten into the workflow of opening up huge files in vim in the integrated terminal), etc.) make VSCode amazing. Especially when you compare the rate of improvement of VSCode to Sublime or Atom, VSCode is on an upwards track, and they've clearly captured major mindshare. (https://stackoverflow.com/insights/survey/2017#technology-most-popular-developer-environments-by-occupation https://stackoverflow.com/insights/survey/2017#technology-mo...) In addition, VSCodeVim is among the best in terms of vim plugins that I've used (VSVim is still better), and I thought it was amazing that Microsoft assigned an official employee to work on it. Disclaimer: I have contributed code to the VSCodeVim extension, but that was because I liked the plugin so much (that, and there was a bug that really bothered me).

revmoo 9y ago
Note to anyone considering vscode; educate yourself on the telemetry and tracking embedded in this app before blindly installing it
infogulch 9y ago
I've contributed to VSCodeVim as well (remember way back when undoing a long insert would delete each character one at a time? I fixed that!) it's actually pretty approachable and nice to contribute to.

shock 9y ago

>Search in Keyboard Shortcuts editor is improved to support all possible terms for modifier keys in corresponding platforms. meta, cmd, command, windows ctrl, control alt, option shift Except `super` :)

Joeri 9y ago

VS code is improving faster than any other IDE / programmer's editor. I wonder what sort of team size is behind it, and how long microsoft will keep funding that team on something that doesn't earn them any money. I also wonder what the end game is with respect to the regular visual studio, because as VS code picks up plugins and features it is covering more and more of the IDE feature space, and eventually the difference is going to come down to how it feels to use, not what it can do.

Clubber 9y ago
VS code is a snack for Linux and Mac developers. It is intended to lure those people to the Microsoft (and Azure) platform. They are able to do it so well, so quickly because Windows Visual Studio has much of that functionality already in it. I suspect VSCode, just like NETCore will become their standard. I'm sure they have a path to switchover. They are banking on Azure now, so anything that pulls people to Azure is what they are investing in. The biggest difference I can see between the Gates/Balmer era and the Nadella era is Gates/Balmer refused to do anything that would in any way endanger their Windows platform. This made them a ton of money for many years, but stole from their future as Linux took over the server side.
- ppog 9y ago
  "They are able to do it so well, so quickly because Windows Visual Studio has much of that functionality already in it." I don't believe anything is shared between Visual Studio and VS Code except the branding (Microsoft playing to their traditional strengths in confusing marketing). Where I do agree is that VS Code drew on a lot of the institutional expertise and design learning from the folks who develop Visual Studio and Visual Studio Online. Perhaps also there are shared editor components across VS Code and VS Online, I'm not sure - but again this is _not_ the same editor as Visual Studio's (again with the confusing branding). (Disclosure: I work for Microsoft, but not on VS, VS Code, VS Online or VS Floor Wax.)
  - Clubber 9y ago
    I didn't mean to imply the code was the same or the editor was the same, but that the VSCode team have access to the original source code for all the compiler and intellisense algorithms that were already written, tuned and figured out.

eric_b 9y ago

This is how you write release notes. This is the only project where I routinely read the release notes "cover to cover" every month. Great job!

beagle3 9y ago
I agree that this is an excellent way to write release notes; The only project that does better in my opinion is Dolphin: https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/ https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/

msoad 9y ago

VSCode is really popular! I wrote a very dumb extension for my own use and published it so I have access to it when I want it. Just checked and saw it has more than 100k downloads!

bsharitt 9y ago

I tried to like Atom for a long time, but it was always just so sluggish. VSCode seems a lot faster and I keep finding my self going back and forth between it and vim.

rawland 9y ago
Same here. There is an OpenVim Plugin to CtrlP into gvim. :! code % When I spawned vim first.

moondev 9y ago

I love the native osx tabs for multiple windows, but I hate the color and size they are. Guess there's nothing that can be done about that though.

beagle3 9y ago

Just a small reminder to privacy conscious people: VSCode comes with telemetry on by default[0], and you might like to turn it off. Also, the fact that you turn it off gets reported to microsoft[1] (or at least did). [0] https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/supporting/faq#_how-to-disable-telemetry-reporting https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/supporting/faq#_how-to-di... [1] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40451596/visual-studio-code-still-accessing-internet-after-update-and-telemetry-was-disab http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40451596/visual-studio-co...

mattbierner 9y ago

Just published VS Code 1.12.1 to fix an issue with .NET debugging: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/25918 https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/25918

arvinsim 9y ago

The most interesting part for me here is type checking for plain JS files. I love that they can inferred using JS Docs. It let's me try out the benefits of type checking without having to setup TypeScript.

valuearb 9y ago

Won't run on MacOS Sierra

baumandm 9y ago
I'm running MacOS Sierra and upgraded today, no issues so far.
- valuearb 9y ago
  It's supposed to be an archive when I download it, but it's an application. When I double click it I get "The application “Visual Studio Code” can’t be opened.". It won't open in Archive Utility because it's an app. I can run Electron from within it's package, and it opens VS Code, but that seems janky.
  - valuearb 9y ago
    Reboot and it works.

dinnouti 9y ago

I wish it had the same support for PowerShell as it has for nodejs.