Examples of IDEs are: Visual Studio (not Code), IntelliJ, Eclipse. IDE is about an excessive amount of options and automation and a tight integration between them. Lets take the vscode git client compared to intellij (Im on Goland daily), its silly and you have to use GitLense, and even then you miss like a half of options / dialogs AND it's not well _integrated_ any more. Debuggers set breakpoints and step through code, but can they record a session and reply from file? Is theres a dedicated dialog for breakpoints and do those breakpoints also show up in the bookmarks pane along with dirs and code lines? It's not feasible for a single person to make a proper IDE, even with AI, just like it's not feasible to make a proper OS - it's just too big.
But going back to feature-rich TUI editors, Im looking to migrate off of Micro and will evaluate both TTT and Fresh. I could def use a file pane and proper command dialog, with LSP being a nice addition. "Smart editing", bookmarks and markdown rendering would also be nice. Debugging is lang dependent and will eat up a lot of effort... Good luck.
He confuses changelog with release notes. Doesnt know how to name commits and probably doesnt know how to name symbols either. Skill issue and he’s sad, now in public. Move on…
But he doesnt “ship malware” as in executable code, he just ships human text which the user decides to execute in the addition to executing the source code. If you put a gun in your mouth and pull the trigger, does it matter who put the bullet in the chamber?
Linux surface is awful, but also not actually Surface Surface. I did it, it sucked. I went back to windows and everything works primo, exempt its windows. So while I agree, I dont. PSA: wayvnc
This fellow isnt switching IDEs, just going to a tiny editor instead. I use JB daily and I despise their quality but they do get things right eventually (eg wayland). Ignore AI and remote development, use wayvnc. Open symlinked projects in a single window. Connect agents via IDE Index MCP (not the official one). Use a sidecar editor for magical autocomplete / niche LSP extensions (mirroring the IDEs config). You cant replace an IDE with an editor…
Terminal should be just a terminal and all the features should be on the server side. All these fancy client side toy terminals are for ppl who are unable to set it up correctly. Test - connect from another (random) terminal, does everything still work?
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