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Is VS Code a text editor? I wouldn't consider anything that has internet access permissions or a suite of 3rd party user plugins/extensions a text editor but th
by Timber-6539 3y ago
Is VS Code a text editor? I wouldn't consider anything that has internet access permissions or a suite of 3rd party user plugins/extensions a text editor but that's just me.
Giving VS Code express permission to your home/filesystem (the default if you install it traditionally) is a security risk [0] [1] most people rarely think about.
[0] https://blog.aquasec.com/can-you-trust-your-vscode-extensions https://blog.aquasec.com/can-you-trust-your-vscode-extension...
[1] https://www.techradar.com/news/hackers-are-using-malicious-microsoft-vscode-extensions-to-steal-passwords https://www.techradar.com/news/hackers-are-using-malicious-m...
- Karellen 3y ago> Is VS Code a text editor? Um, I thought it was? I've not used it, because I'm happy with (neo)vim for my dev needs, but I thought that's what it did? If VS Code isn't used to edit text, what is it for? Edit: (neo)vim and emacs both have 3rd party extension ecosystems, with extensions written in languages that can access the internet, so I'm not sure how that affects your test?
- Timber-6539 3y agoNano is a good example of a text editor.