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It is progressively worse now. What used to be useful extras are now considered essentials (see how many on this thread say they need the SSH, Docker or WSL ex

It is progressively worse now. What used to be useful extras are now considered essentials (see how many on this thread say they need the SSH, Docker or WSL extensions and can't use VSCodium). Plus they're now moving Python, .NET and other specific extensions towards closed source. Yeah, you can use the open source versions, but they don't have mindshare any more so source code written with one might not navigate/display as well with the other. Also, new features only land when MS has a closed source idea that can use it, and are locked to MS extensions only. Innovation for me, not for thee. (Copilot/Continue on Codespaces/Live Share/VS Code Web/...)

wheelerof4te 3y ago
"Plus they're now moving Python, .NET and other specific extensions towards closed source." They are also adding Python support to Excel, which means that the layman now has a intuitive way to use a Python function to plot graphs inside their favorite workbook. In other words, now you no longer need those extra machine learning Python devs, when Bob the accountant can plot fancy graphs for you. Talk about extending an open source project just to incorporate it into the Borg that is closed-source Excel.