• Justin
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    364 months ago

    Why the fuck does VS Code show Github profiles? Seems like another EEE thing from Microsoft to lock people into the Github ecosystem.

    • @avogadro
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      104 months ago

      It’s an extension. There’s a GitLab one too.

    • @netvor
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      to me things like being used this seem like just signs of the general mind rot of the software engineering domain.

      “removing distractions and making our environment more predictable and reliable is hard, what, we did the opposite?” (a bunch of bootlickers cheering)

  • sheepishly
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    This makes me want to actually use VSCode for my web dev work instead of just using Notepad for everything so it can troll me like this

      • @renzev
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        14 months ago

        For a while I’ve been using XFCE’s mousepad to write code. Basically notepad but with syntax highlight and line numbers. With all of the fancy tooling you get in IDEs and editors nowadays, it’s hard to forget that you really don’t need all of that crap to write code. Sure, integrated debuggers and LSP and autocomplete can be very convenient at times, but at the end of the day it’s your skill as a programmer that matters, not your tools.

        • dactylotheca
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          You certainly don’t need it, but I don’t see much point in not using tools that make my life easier. We don’t need compilers (or interpreters, or virtual machines) either

          • @renzev
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            14 months ago

            I strongly believe that if you’re a beginner programmer or if you’re an experienced programmer learning a new language, you should first spend some time writing code with just a plain text editor, compiler, and (if applicable) debugger. It helps you understand the basics and build a good foundation of skills. Especially for beginner programmers, it keeps you from getting overwhelmed.

            But yes, after you have the basics down, there’s no reason to not use tools that make you more productive!

    • @burkybang
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      304 months ago

      Not random. Her GitHub username is “type”, so “@type” tags her.

      • Kairos
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        That’s “automatically turning domain names into http hyperlinks” but even worse.

        • @renzev
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          44 months ago

          Still better than automatically converting :) to 😃

      • @[email protected]
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        44 months ago

        That’s only useful in commit messages, issue discussions and stuff like that. Why would the devs even make that execute in source files, where it’s all but guaranteed to be a false match??