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I'm in the market for a new IDE as Atom is end of life (prev. Sublime) I tried VSCode and went back to Atom -- it still works fine but expecting that won't las

by mtkd 4y ago

I'm in the market for a new IDE as Atom is end of life (prev. Sublime) I tried VSCode and went back to Atom -- it still works fine but expecting that won't last Ideally I really need one where I can run bash sessions in tabs alongside code, I don't really use autocomplete and such -- but it needs to handle a lot of open large files with zero lag and instant search

prmoustache 4y ago
>Ideally I really need one where I can run bash sessions in tabs alongside code, Wouldn't it easily be solved if people were actually using decent desktop environment or take the time to configure it correctly? I mean it is not complicated to move from ide to terminal if the desktop and shortcuts are well made.
_thisdot 4y ago
I switched from Atom to VSCode a while back. Code has better extensions and is faster. Only thing that bothered me is the missing Git view on right side. But now Code lets you have a Primary and Secondary sidebars. I keep Git on right side and File Explorer on left side
bloopernova 4y ago
I moved from Atom to VSCode a few years ago. It's a worthy successor, in my opinion. What were your blockers to moving to VSCode? My remaining issue is to be able to css style any element of the UI like I could with Atom. There're plugins that let you monkey patch to get that feature, but updates to VSCode break them.
- mgaunard 4y ago
  Too many windows, panes, misfeatures I don't want, and it's also quite slow. It's a kitchen sink even before you install any plugins, and yet all the useful functionality requires plugins. All I want is a text editor that can quickly switch to another file, that doesn't make it annoying when the file it had open was changed, that only adds the input that I type to a file and nothing else. Also easy integration with commandline tools (select text, pass that as stdin to a command, replace it with stdout, all done trivially without going through a billion menus and plugins), vertical selection and multi-cursor that doesn't suck, maybe a few other details, are things where it failed to deliver.
hibbelig 4y ago
I think Pulsar might be interesting: https://pulsar-edit.dev/ https://pulsar-edit.dev/ I understand these are some folks trying to keep Atom alive.
blackoil 4y ago
Vscode now allows terminal to be in editor area along with files.

by mtkd 4y ago

prmoustache 4y ago

>Ideally I really need one where I can run bash sessions in tabs alongside code, Wouldn't it easily be solved if people were actually using decent desktop environment or take the time to configure it correctly? I mean it is not complicated to move from ide to terminal if the desktop and shortcuts are well made.

_thisdot 4y ago

I switched from Atom to VSCode a while back. Code has better extensions and is faster. Only thing that bothered me is the missing Git view on right side. But now Code lets you have a Primary and Secondary sidebars. I keep Git on right side and File Explorer on left side

bloopernova 4y ago

I moved from Atom to VSCode a few years ago. It's a worthy successor, in my opinion. What were your blockers to moving to VSCode? My remaining issue is to be able to css style any element of the UI like I could with Atom. There're plugins that let you monkey patch to get that feature, but updates to VSCode break them.

mgaunard 4y ago
Too many windows, panes, misfeatures I don't want, and it's also quite slow. It's a kitchen sink even before you install any plugins, and yet all the useful functionality requires plugins. All I want is a text editor that can quickly switch to another file, that doesn't make it annoying when the file it had open was changed, that only adds the input that I type to a file and nothing else. Also easy integration with commandline tools (select text, pass that as stdin to a command, replace it with stdout, all done trivially without going through a billion menus and plugins), vertical selection and multi-cursor that doesn't suck, maybe a few other details, are things where it failed to deliver.

hibbelig 4y ago

I think Pulsar might be interesting: https://pulsar-edit.dev/ https://pulsar-edit.dev/ I understand these are some folks trying to keep Atom alive.

blackoil 4y ago

Vscode now allows terminal to be in editor area along with files.