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I think JetBrains is much better than VScode for development.

However, for me VScode is always open, and I frequently open files with VScode from the terminal

   code filename



I know you can do similarly with the IntelliJ apps. For me I can also do `pstorm filename` and open in PHPStorm.

Of course for single one off files I prefer to open in sublime because of how much faster it is.


This is the same for me, Sublime 4 is faster and more polished than VSCode and Intellji is more feature packed

Personally I switch between Sublime Text 4 and Intellji depending on the task, VSCode in my opinion isn't outstanding in either performance, polish or features

Maybe Emac 28's speed increase will change the landscape a bit


I’ve actually happily reinstalled Sublime Text after almost a decade due to this.

VS code has been relegated to a text editor with my work changing from mostly JS to mostly C++, and `code X` or opening up a JSON file is just slow enough for a little internal groan to come out.

Certainly not XCode levels of groan, but slow enough to move me anyways.




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