What features of visual studio are so great? I keep hearing about VS Code, and I'm finally going to try it for my next project. What features do I need to be amazed by and converted?

@0x2142 python, c/c++, possibly some bash scripts, trying to learn NASM better. Just in general. And no idea. Don't have an idea yet. But I'm looking for something with a bit more features than atom.

They mostly the same, my first IDE to create project was visual studio so when I jumped to vscode it’s lighter and I’m too lazy to try other similar one. All these text editors have a nice plugin these days so it’s just a matter of preferences imo

I love VS code but I only use it for a few tasks not as my main editor.

@devTea I feel the same. I tend to learn new tech when I have pain/need or when I'm on a project where everyone is using something I don't use---unless what they are using is clearly inferior.

There are so many things I *could* try that I could spend my life exploring alternatives.

I'm sure a lot of the modern options would meet my needs.

Bit like cars, really. There are many that work for me.

To explain fjrther, ive got about 8 code editors on all of my PC's, i use atom as my "read only" editor which I use when Ive to compare two files and only change one.

I use code for text, formatting of code, code samples, reading logfiles etc.
JetBrains IDEs and VS2017 for my main work.

first off, Visual Studio != Visual Studio Code.
I use VS Code for all my frontend development at work (I'm full-stack). it has great extensions for JavaScript and tons of other languages, and SUPPORTS EMMET BY DEFAULT!

@mjones44 thank you I actually did not know that. I've heard so many good things about vscode so I installed visual studio to try. My bad. Thanks!

@deadPix3l this is just my opinion but in my opinion visual studio is complete ass but vs code is amazing. definitely check out Emmet if you do any sort of frontend at all.

@mjones44 vs is not an ass but is great for C#, C++. Not for HTML CSS and Javascript.

You just need the right tool for what you do.

@Codex404 okay fair enough, I just personally don't love C# and .NET