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by jfkebwjsbx 2143 days ago
The person you are responding to is talking about an actual IDE, not an extension to VS Code.

rust-analyzer is great and we have waiting for it a long, long time. But it is not an IDE. Neither is the MS C++ extension.
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mountainriver 2143 days ago
what? Yes it is, vscode was built to be powered by extensions and they work great.

I've been using vscode for the last 5 years for all kinds of languages and have never though to myself "I wish I had an IDE"

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jfkebwjsbx 2142 days ago
You can also do all your work in a raw text editor, yet you prefer VS Code. Same distinction for an actual IDE.

The Rust and C++ extensions are very far from what an IDE offers. They only handle basic debugging and code completion/browsing. With a few more extensions you can a bit better, but again, you are doing the job that an IDE is supposed to solve for you.

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yahyaheee 2142 days ago
I guess I'll take Rust is my no good "editor" over c++ in a "proper IDE", don't think thats gonna sell most people
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eska 2143 days ago
CLion has excellent Rust support, among other IDEs..
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jfkebwjsbx 2142 days ago
Yeah, JetBrains has been the first major player to bite, but what others do you know of?
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