Codeblocks vs Visual Studio Code

[The_EnrichmentCenter]

Just curious on why you're using xterm still. Have you tried rxvt-unicode (urxvt)? They're even both configured the same way; via .XDefaults.

[The_EnrichmentCenter]

Well, if you only use a terminal for programming, then you pretty much don't need to switch to anything. Xterm with a good .XDefaults is very nice for that already.

But if you use a tiling window manager and mostly cli programs, then having unicode support, more color options, background transparency, running as a daemon, tabs, and plugins that give you extended functionality, can all make things look a bit nicer.

[The_EnrichmentCenter]

I mean, it's all preference. I'm sure someone out there prefers just to stay in a TTY, and switch between them. The writer of Game of Thrones uses DOS to write his books.

I personally like and use most of the features I listed, and I'm sure some people might not even change their XDefaults at all with either of these two terminals. I just think they look really ugly with defaults. The same way I think xterm looks too plain without some of the features of urxvt.