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Obvious answer: it's the only IDE-like thing that's both well supported and caters to the huge population of JavaScript-only developers, who generally don't wan
by thu2111 7y ago
Obvious answer: it's the only IDE-like thing that's both well supported and caters to the huge population of JavaScript-only developers, who generally don't want to use IntelliJ or similar products because they can't customise it using only web-stack skills.
That is, if JetBrains had made JS plugins first class citizens of their products, possibly VS Code wouldn't be as popular as it is.
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- jdnenej 7y agoI use vscode even though I don't particularly like it. Imo rubymine is a better editor but vscode does 90% of the job while not costing $300/year.
- thu2111 7y agoI'm curious where you live. Is $300/year a big expense for you? Computers and developer salaries are usually much higher.
- s_y_n_t_a_x 7y agoSublime was the leader before VSCode and it had python plugins. VSCode is popular because it works so well with TypeScript