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Any opinions on Webstorm vs Visual Studio for using TypeScript?

alexishere1234 8y ago
I was a long time Webstorm user until switching to Typescript, and found that its Typescript support is pretty far behind VSCode's. Its been around 6 months since I switched so I can't remember the specifics, except that VSCode generally had better indicators of what was wrong with the type. Neither is perfect at displaying errors but that might also have something to do with your ts config. I also think that Webstorm is a much better editor than VSCode in every other respect, but for me VSCode is 1% better for my productivity so I am forced to use it.
- h1d 8y ago
  Wouldn't relying on the language server service yield the same results from checks?
- smt88 8y ago
  > found that its Typescript support is pretty far behind VSCode This isn't (can't be?) true. Both editors use the same language server. I've used both and found their language support to be identical, and WebStorm feels a little more natural to me when using automated refactoring. I also have both eslint and tslint set up through WebStorm, so I have everything integrated in one place: hinting, linting, compiler warnings, and compiler errors. VS Code can do the same, as far as I know. I just prefer WebStorm for other reasons.
brett40324 8y ago
Unless I'm mistaken, one major difference is that Webstorm costs money.
- h1d 8y ago
  Which isn't "major" if you figure out it's just $5 a month (down to $3 from your 3rd year).
  - brett40324 8y ago
    FWIW, It's much more per user for commercial / corporate use. Like, minimum hundreds a year: https://www.jetbrains.com/store/#edition=commercial https://www.jetbrains.com/store/#edition=commercial
    - f33g91pv43232f 8y ago
      Uhm... no it isn't. Go and read what it says for WebStorm. It's €129/year in the 1st year, €77/year in the 3rd year.
    - brett40324 8y ago
      Webstorm by itself is $129.00 yr for commercial use. Im replying to myself to make this more specific edit to my above comment in response to dude below that found it worthwhile to find me on twitter to tell me I'm wrong there as well in a Tweet because $129.00 != hundreds, geez! Dang, ban this user again! https://twitter.com/FraSteiner/status/1085479110774804480?s=20 https://twitter.com/FraSteiner/status/1085479110774804480?s=...

I was a long time Webstorm user until switching to Typescript, and found that its Typescript support is pretty far behind VSCode's. Its been around 6 months since I switched so I can't remember the specifics, except that VSCode generally had better indicators of what was wrong with the type. Neither is perfect at displaying errors but that might also have something to do with your ts config. I also think that Webstorm is a much better editor than VSCode in every other respect, but for me VSCode is 1% better for my productivity so I am forced to use it.

h1d 8y ago
Wouldn't relying on the language server service yield the same results from checks?
smt88 8y ago
> found that its Typescript support is pretty far behind VSCode This isn't (can't be?) true. Both editors use the same language server. I've used both and found their language support to be identical, and WebStorm feels a little more natural to me when using automated refactoring. I also have both eslint and tslint set up through WebStorm, so I have everything integrated in one place: hinting, linting, compiler warnings, and compiler errors. VS Code can do the same, as far as I know. I just prefer WebStorm for other reasons.

brett40324 8y ago

Unless I'm mistaken, one major difference is that Webstorm costs money.

h1d 8y ago
Which isn't "major" if you figure out it's just $5 a month (down to $3 from your 3rd year).
- brett40324 8y ago
  FWIW, It's much more per user for commercial / corporate use. Like, minimum hundreds a year: https://www.jetbrains.com/store/#edition=commercial https://www.jetbrains.com/store/#edition=commercial
  - f33g91pv43232f 8y ago
    Uhm... no it isn't. Go and read what it says for WebStorm. It's €129/year in the 1st year, €77/year in the 3rd year.
  - brett40324 8y ago
    Webstorm by itself is $129.00 yr for commercial use. Im replying to myself to make this more specific edit to my above comment in response to dude below that found it worthwhile to find me on twitter to tell me I'm wrong there as well in a Tweet because $129.00 != hundreds, geez! Dang, ban this user again! https://twitter.com/FraSteiner/status/1085479110774804480?s=20 https://twitter.com/FraSteiner/status/1085479110774804480?s=...