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Discussion on: VSCode vs Vim

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Nate Clark

Both VSCode and Vim are great editors with cult-like followings. Both have a great community built around them. For me it comes down to a few things that might not be of any importance to others. This is only my opinion and you're all welcome to take or leave it. First and foremost, I am not a Vim user nor will I ever be. I'm a strong advocate of pairing and Vim is painful to follow while pairing. I can't say the same for VSCode. If pairing is part of your team's workflow, Vim is a no go. In my experience VSCode just works and it doesn't require your pair to mind map to be efficient. I'll take the "slowdowns" that come with Electron apps in favor of all the built-in efficiencies for source control, debugging, and remote development. While the Vim community is large, it's ancient. Being a full stack engineer, I prefer my editor to stay as up to date as the technologies I'm using everyday. That's my two cents.