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Discussion on: What Is .NET Core? (What Makes It So Special?)

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Frank Carr

I'm mainly comparing it to VS 2012 and above, especially 2017. Probably because I've used VS for so long, I find VS Code lacking.

Also, I actually prefer using Notepad++ for a lot of quick things, like editing HTML or modifying a microservice when I don't have VS 2017 installed, because of that darned toolbar. It irks me every time I use Code. I can understand the attraction people who came from a purely text editor and CLI background have for it. But, since I've been writing code using Microsoft tools that have been continuously improving for over 20 years, it almost seems like a step back to the days of writing MASM and C for DOS.