[pokernaming]

I use vscode daily for everything, from note taking to programming. Here are my pros and cons.

Pros: - Has plugins for anything.You're doing C++, just install C++ plugin and you're good to go. Want vim key bindings there's a plugin for that as well. I use a plugin that can scrape competitive coding websites and automatically create tests for a problem. - Git, snippets, etc all modern IDE features built-in. - It is also found on many websites as an editor.

Cons: - Since it's electron. System requirements are on the higher end.

[j-james]

It's worth mentioning that even though it's Electron, it's fairly well optimized Electron.

Idle, it takes up a third of a gig of RAM on my laptop. Language server extensions are responsible for the majority of the load users encounter. That's certainly a good 2-3 times more than Sublime Text, but it's not going to be a deal breaker for a majority of people.

[blondin]

cons: extensions.

sharing part of OP's sentiment. in fact, i flipped the table a few weeks back because an extension downloaded a tool to my system and guess what? the installation got stuck. and guess what? my text editor hung!

all i wanted was to edit text. i didn't even ask for an extension. i was presented with one that supposedly would make my text editing experience better.

tiring...