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by ParetoOptimal 1056 days ago
> VSCode is definitely not a fad. Microsoft is all-in on it

Similar to those who were all-in on Eclipse, Atom, Sublime?

I do think vscode will stick around longer, but not convinced it'll be long enough to not feel like a fad.
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The_Colonel 1056 days ago
I think we're stretching the definition of "fad" a lot here. Editor being one of the most popular for 10 years (not yet there, but will be for sure) can't be considered "fad".
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nullifidian 1056 days ago
>Similar to those who were all-in on Eclipse, Atom, Sublime?

But all these (except sublime) including vscode are basically the same type of IDE. Yes, implementations change, but their share of the "market" remains about the same.

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alex_smart 1056 days ago
Eclipse and vscode are the same type of IDE? What?
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pk2200 1056 days ago
The two URLs I provided don't convince you that this isn't a fad? Of all the SWEs I know, every single one who previously used Eclipse, Atom, or Sublime is now using VSCode. Some of my Emacs & Vim friends have switched, too. I can't imagine what would change this trend in the next 5-10 years. Perhaps a new editor with an integrated LLM coding assistant that's FAR ahead of all competitors? Except VSCode is currently leading there, too.
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