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by layer8 958 days ago
Word and Google Docs are not text editors [0], they are word processors [1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_editor

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_processor_program
1 comments
a_wild_dandan 958 days ago
Yep. I didn't call Word/Docs/Code text editors, and all for the same reason. That's the joke. Guess I was too cute by half.
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skyyler 958 days ago
You're missing that IDEs have additional functionality not built into text editors or source code editors.
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a_wild_dandan 958 days ago
Indeed I am. What universal IDE functionality is missing from VSCode? My vanilla install is aces for full-stack TypeScript work, but I'd love to know what I'm missing!
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skyyler 955 days ago
I'm sure you would!
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