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What's your favorite IDE right now? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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I use vscode for my personal projects (c++ and a fully open source stack, compiling for both Linux and Windows).

I'm using the proprietary version of vscode (via the aur) for the plugin repository, but I've always envied the open source version...

Are there any tools that have made you excited?

Bonus points if they have some support for compiling with MSVC (or if you can convince me to ditch it for something else).

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[-] koala@programming.dev 5 points 1 day ago

I switched to Emacs over two years ago because I was getting too comfortable in VS Code. If VS Code didn't have the "dodgy" stuff, I would recommend it to everyone without reservation.

Emacs has been a pleasant surprise. The latest versions have introduced Eglot (LSP), EditorConfig and a few other odds and ends that make it very close to being usable with very little configuration. My latest suggestion for getting started is JUST two lines of config, and I think you can scale easily.

I just wish Emacs had started from the outset with more common keybindings- it makes it hard to recommend because you need to make a significant investment. I think it's worthwhile, but still...

However, due to how it's evolving lately, I suspect it might become even easier to get started with time. If they rolled in to base Emacs automatic LSP installation, that would be huge, for instance.

[-] brian@programming.dev 2 points 7 hours ago

for some people it's nice to start from nothing and build up config, I'd recommend doom for anyone else. it's nice to be given a file with all the settings you can change instead of having to do it all yourself.

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 13 hours ago

I just wish Emacs had started from the outset with more common keybindings- it makes it hard to recommend because you need to make a significant investment. I think it’s worthwhile, but still…

Surely you mean, "I wish Microsoft had adopted the standard Emacs keybindings."

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