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by arc0re
3666 days ago
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Microsoft has been doing really good concerning open source and developers recently. ASP.NET Core, .NET Core, VSCode, a free Visual Studio Community, etc. Note that I'm no MS fan, these are just facts.
Also, the aim of VSCode is not to replace vim, obviously. How do you put a "web rendered" editor in a terminal anyway?
Also, as a vim user, I can say that using vim in a GUI is fine nowadays, Gvim works really well on Windows fyi, has good font rendering, same on OS X (MacVim). Don't limit yourself to the terminal if you're in a GUI environment such as Windows... |
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>Microsoft has been doing really good concerning open source and developers recently
Ehh... they've been doing better, but if Bill Cosby donates to womens shelters does it make up for what he did in the 90's? MS only embraces Linux/Unix because they know they're sucking away developers (just look a stackoverflow stats). Even MS has basically admitted that Windows sucks on it's own, which is why they've added a Linux ABI. Microsoft is only trying to win over developers to stay relevant to that market and increase profits.
They say "Microsoft Loves Linux" but it's an awful relationship. MS takes everything they can from OSS and gives the bare minimum back. If you love your brother would you let him live on the street? MS feeds the Linux bums grool while they sit atop a proprietary castle not letting anyone else in. "We love Linux, just look at him over there in the street groveling, lets throw some food (VSCode) at him! Now now, no Visual Studio or Office for you, I might lose money."
What kind of sick demented "love" is that?
MS doesn't love Linux, MS uses Linux and open source to attempt to increase long term profits. No where in the MS agenda do they prefer to see Linux as viable as Windows.