While I understand the lack of proper open source alternatives for some software like AutoCAD and After Effects, it always felt weird that the best IDEs/Text Editors are made by big corporations, because you know, these are the tools programmers use.

I tried vim/neovim, which I enjoy using, but I’ve come to prefer visual editors instead of text based. Kate looks promising, and I’m willing to contribute to it in my free time, but it just has that “amateurish” feel to it that I can’t explain.

Anyone aware of other alternatives?

  • ed_cock
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    22 years ago

    Visual Studio Code is kinda heavy, so why not Netbeans or Eclipse?

    • @Molecular0079
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      12 years ago

      Thanks for this monday morning chuckle XD. Even though Netbeans has a special place in my heart, a speed demon it is not.