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Why did Microsoft Build VSCode? Turns out, GitHub Copilot. (codeium.com)

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Microsoft is breaking its open and extension-friendly ethos with VSCode in order to cripple GitHub Copilot competitors with restricted APIs.

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[–] samick1 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm a JetBrains person. I like vim, but I also heavily use IDE features and VSCode just never scratched the right itches. I've worked with many people who use VC but when I pair with them and watch their workflows, they simply aren't as efficient, as if they're unaware of what a proper IDE can actually do. They also complain when VC extensions get mature and become paid extensions, which hasn't been a problem with JB.

I use Copilot with JetBrains, but it's only "cool", not "awesome". When I really need help with some code Copilot rarely does the right thing, and JB's code completion already works really well. I know Copilot for VC is better than for JB and they claim they're going to bring parity to JB at some point, but this article makes me suspect they're lying. If they don't I'm going to start shopping for competitors.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I just use ChatGPT with JetBrains tools, it works pretty well. Make sure you go for the paid model, though. It really is better than the free one, and I often use it to lay groundwork that I flesh out in the free model.