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I'm learning F# and have been using VSCode. How different/better JetBrains Rider support for F# is?

• terminalbraid 2y ago
  Considering you get a better integrated environment rather than something designed more heavily around plugins you also get unquestionably much better refactoring tools. One thing to note that I just learned: You cannot opt out of anonymous data collection if you use the free non-commercial license. (I'd probably still trust Jetbrains over Microsoft, but that's me) https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2024/10/24/webstorm-and-rider-are-now-free-for-non-commercial-use/ https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2024/10/24/webstorm-and-ride... I'd definitely recommend trying it out now that it's free. Your taste may vary.
• chusk3 2y ago
  Hi, I'm the maintainer for the VSCode F# support. Rider support for F# is great, that team is very engaged, and I'd strongly consider it if * you have mixed C#/F# projects in a solution (C# and F# support in VSCode can't communicate today) * you use Rider for other technology * you want paid support for your editor tools * you prefer IDE-style experiences rather than editor/ extension-style experiences * you want to take advantage of Rider features like their accelerated build caching
  • terminalbraid 2y ago
    I appreciate the honesty and straightforwardness in this post given your position. Thank you.
• debugnik 2y ago
  In my experience, Rider's support for F# is much more stable and usable than Ionide, or even Visual Studio proper.