JohnnyChase

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   by JohnnyChase 10y ago

   Along the same lines, there is the awesome Python Tools for Visual Studio plug-in that turns Visual Studio into full fledged Python IDE: https://microsoft.github.io/PTVS/ It supports CPython, IronPython, IPython, Intel
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   by JohnnyChase 10y ago

   I would assume a big portion of the 150 MB+ executable is the Electron runtime. Unless they switch to a true native app like the others, I don't think it can be any smaller than it is now.
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   by JohnnyChase 10y ago

   Yep, it was called Project Astoria. Sadly, MS pulled the plug on it a little while ago. The rumors are that it was cancelled because it actually worked too well. The original expectation was that devs had to do a little bit of work to make