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Aren't we past that point?
VS Code is Electron based and it can even be deployed in the cloud. We are talking about one of the most popular IDEs.
You are talking about transmitting every bit of code you write to the internet. Go ahead if you want that, I don't
I am not saying otherwise. But do we still have a say?
Yes. It is still entirely possible to run VSCode or VSCodium locally without any of that cloud crap.
True, I myself prefer VS Codium but how many people use it? And some site like Coursera have VSCode on the web and it can't be changed to VSCodium.
My entire point is that you aren’t forced into using that cloud crap for normal development. And you aren’t forced into any specific IDE. You can choose whatever IDE you want unless your employer mandates something specific.
Is it good technically though? Or is it just really popular because it's so well maintained and extensible?
I think the main reason vscode is so popular is, because there aren't really good native alternatives (e.g. I wouldn't compare e.g. vim because it's kind of a different target audience).
So maybe something like zed or so will take the reign of this class of editors, but we'll see, I just hope it's not yet another electron or DOM based editor, DOM is bad enough in the web already...
Unfortunately, yes.