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That feels very inaccurate, the C/C++ extension for VSCode has 50 million downloads for example. Just anecdotally, most of the developers I know use VSCode for
by Hasnep 3y ago
That feels very inaccurate, the C/C++ extension for VSCode has 50 million downloads for example. Just anecdotally, most of the developers I know use VSCode for non-webdev things as well. I think you're underestimating the popularity of VSCode in general.
- Banditoz 3y agoGuess it depends on the business? I work at a Java shop and everyone uses IntelliJ. A few people use VSCode for UI stuff but most also just use IntelliJ.
- starttoaster 3y agoI use vscode for Golang backend dev work. I even have a subscription to Idea, but it just never took to me. I put in the work to customize Idea to basically be like Goland, and I still just kind of prefer vscode. Also use vscode for more generic things like CI scripts, Ansible, etc.
- Alupis 3y agoJetbrains' approach to IDE's tends to be language-specific. So, taking IDEA (for Java) and making it work for Golang is probably not as slick as it should be. GoLand[1] is part of the Jetbrains suite, and should be used for Golang development. [1] https://www.jetbrains.com/go/ https://www.jetbrains.com/go/
- starttoaster 3y agoI edited it into my original comment, but you can install a bunch of the same extensions that are used in Goland in Idea. I was under the impression that the difference is primarily in the default extensions.
- Alupis 3y agoUsually it is extensions - but also keymapping, default utilities, some layout, etc. Basically they structure each specific IDE for what people working in that language would want/need the most. So, you're kind of going against the grain by trying to make IDEA a general do-all IDE. This is different than say, Eclipse, where everything and the kitchen sink are under one IDE. This took me a bit of getting used to, but now I kind of like that separation without fear of breaking/worsening one of my "flows" for another lang.
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- LoganDark 3y agoYeah well the C/C++ extension panicked and crashed when I tried to use it for debugging on macOS so that just about sums up what the extension quality was like. I sincerely hope it has improved in the past few years since then.
- code_runner 3y agoI guess you’ll have to try it again. If it’s been a few years I’d definitely say to give it a shot… that’s a lot of time for things to improve