[TranquilMarmot]

I use both VS Code and Vim very heavily every day and, honestly, there aren't really any gains or losses when switching between the two.

I use VS Code when I'm working in one codebase because it has a nice tree view of the files and has a pretty nice "working files" feature where you can easily switch between files you're working on (I usually have five or six files I'm working on at any given time; sometimes in Vim I'll open them all up in a terminal multiplexer and switch between them, but that can end up frying my brain). Seeing the tree structure just helps me visualize the codebase better. VS Code also has a really nice search feature that searches through every file in the folder you have open (I could just grep but it's convenient to click on a result and go straight to the line in that file)

Git integration in VS Code is pretty sweet as well; it has a really nice diff viewer built-in and it's easy enough to add and commit changes (I still use the git cli for branching, rebasing, etc.)

I use Vim whenever I'm in a terminal to edit various files here and there. I feel a little faster in Vim when working on one file, and I do like a lot of the shortcuts/commands a lot better in Vim. Vim also has much better find/replace with regex, and it's a lot easier to extend Vim.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't see VS Code as a full-on replacement for Vim, but a different tool that I use in a different way.

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why do you prefer using tmux to edit multiple files vs using vim to edit multiple files in vim tabs?

[TranquilMarmot]

Sometimes I use vim tabs as well. Sometimes multiplexed terminals each with vim with tabs in them. Which is when I really fry my brain.

I use byobu as a multiplexer, and I just like it's shortcuts for switching between terminals and tiling etc better than vim's tab shortcuts.