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by ciuncan 1173 days ago
These are all great features, really. Everything I ask from a modern editor with language server support is just there. I also love modal text editors and use vi daily, EVERYWHERE (e.g. `set -o vi` on shell). But not on terminal GUI to write code, unless I am live debugging some shell script or python code on a server. I install vi extensions/plugins on all my editors. Using vscode over a terminal application has a lot advantages mostly due to being a very flexible graphical editor. You can move windows around, put them side by side, have fancy themes/colors/fonts. You can both use the keyboard AND the mouse when it is more convenient.

I still appreciate the effort, looking forward to more modal editors that are better suited to modern programming specific editing capabilities that are easy to learn and apply!
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2pEXgD0fZ5cF 1173 days ago
> You can move windows around, put them side by side

Why wouldn't you be able to do that with a CLI editor?

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ciuncan 1172 days ago
You can, but I'm not convinced that is as efficient. As someone who uses keyboard a lot, even for window management, I still reach for mouse whenever it is convenient. That's just one example. When you think about all the little information around (like in the status bar below), all the GUI elements like buttons. Just think about how IDE shows text at different sizes depending on the context, that alone should be a good argument against a CLI editor.
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