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Discussion on: Why I switched from Atom to Visual Studio Code

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Aaron Pfalzgraf

I myself also tried using Atom, for no other reason than just to experiment with different editors. I felt the same way, that it was good, but that it just wasn't good enough.

Switched to VSCode and I'm never going back (at least until the next big thing comes out, who knows). I absolutely love the ability for it to handle commit messages, diffs, and (apparently) merges, though I haven't tried that yet. The ability to pair the integrated terminal with Git Bash on Windows is great. I have yet to make extensive use of the Git integration (except for the Git Lens extension!), I like GitKraken too much. The ability to quickly throw a debug environment together (using the Python extension) without having to open another program was huge! (sorry Pycharm)

As you said, the community is very active and supportive. The program gets very regular updates with much needed fixes and requested features.