Over the years, have tried so many: BBEdit, TextPad, Sublime, Vim, Atom, IDEA, Eclipse, etc, but have spent most time on Emacs due it's complete configurability.
I moved to VSCode for a few years after Emacs config. started becoming a bit too onerous. It this was a very, very good experience overall even though it was noticeably less-mature, especially some extensions.
I moved back to Emacs (via Spacemacs) after getting tired of fighting simplistic config in extensions, and missing supreme packages like Magit and Tramp-mode — while Git Lens and Remote Dev extensions are very good, they're still years behind.
Spacemacs completely changes the entire config experience, and Evil mode (i.e. Vim) is surprisingly helpful for certain kinds of editing tasks.
Being able to edit in a terminal can also be unexpectedly helpful.
I can easily believe VSCode will catch up in time, however!
I do like the Vim editing features and I find myself looking for Vim key bindings in most programs. I mostly use VSCode right now because I’m trying to level up my JS skills. I tried using Xcode last night while playing with C but I missed the Vim key bindings. My Emacs usage has fell off quite a bit. If I get into C development I may have to give it another try.
Over the past month I’ve been using ssh to connect to an Arch Linux box I’ve set up. Vim has been my goto editor for this. I haven’t even messed with my .vimrc and have been reasonably productive. The switch from VSCODE w/ vim bindings to regular vim took a little adjustment but I think I’m starting to hit my stride. It remains simple enough to use that I can focus on what I’m trying to learn without having to deal with all the extra bells & whistles.
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Over the years, have tried so many: BBEdit, TextPad, Sublime, Vim, Atom, IDEA, Eclipse, etc, but have spent most time on Emacs due it's complete configurability.
I moved to VSCode for a few years after Emacs config. started becoming a bit too onerous. It this was a very, very good experience overall even though it was noticeably less-mature, especially some extensions.
I moved back to Emacs (via Spacemacs) after getting tired of fighting simplistic config in extensions, and missing supreme packages like Magit and Tramp-mode — while Git Lens and Remote Dev extensions are very good, they're still years behind.
Spacemacs completely changes the entire config experience, and Evil mode (i.e. Vim) is surprisingly helpful for certain kinds of editing tasks.
Being able to edit in a terminal can also be unexpectedly helpful.
I can easily believe VSCode will catch up in time, however!
I do like the Vim editing features and I find myself looking for Vim key bindings in most programs. I mostly use VSCode right now because I’m trying to level up my JS skills. I tried using Xcode last night while playing with C but I missed the Vim key bindings. My Emacs usage has fell off quite a bit. If I get into C development I may have to give it another try.
Over the past month I’ve been using ssh to connect to an Arch Linux box I’ve set up. Vim has been my goto editor for this. I haven’t even messed with my .vimrc and have been reasonably productive. The switch from VSCODE w/ vim bindings to regular vim took a little adjustment but I think I’m starting to hit my stride. It remains simple enough to use that I can focus on what I’m trying to learn without having to deal with all the extra bells & whistles.