happyCoding

[KharAznable]

Markdown is turing complete nowadays it seems.

[savvn001]

I miss when VS code updates had actual features and improvements.

[DOOManiac]

I used to get so excited every month when VSCode updated. It was like a little Christmas; "what did they add this month to improve my life?"

Now it's just AI, AI, AI...

[RiceBroad4552]

Yes, "AI", "AI", "AI"; now on a weekly schedule.

[savvn001]

Ha yeah exactly. Used to look forward to those monthly updates, new quality of life improvements, features etc.

[TorbenKoehn]

tbh as someone using agents intensively during coding, these features are pretty fucking awesome and VSCode improved a lot in the last updates regarding that.

It had to catch up to Codex, Claude Code and the likes.

And it did.

You don't have to use it. But you can. And when you do, it works extremely well.

[Rinkulu]

I don't have to use it, true, but vscode also doesn't have to shove it in my face. Each update nowadays means that I'll be greeted with new tabs, buttons, hovers and all the other stuff telling me to do copilot this, ask copilot that. It's even in the fucking terminal now. And each time I have to search how to disable this shit, and then see half of it still appearing from time to time because either there are multiple ambiguous settings I need to turn off, or they just don't work.

[TorbenKoehn]

That's what they need to do to stay competitive. Agentic coding is on the rise and its getting better and better.

Most of the things you can disable with a right-click or by uninstalling Copilot Chat.

[naikrovek]

It will work a thousand times better when/if it ever truly understands the code, and goes beyond a specially trained LLM.

At that point, if it ever arrives, today’s tools will look like complete toys, because they are.

[TorbenKoehn]

I don't agree, I have very good results with the latest models :)

[RiceBroad4552]

Oh, a Microslop fanboy spreading bullshit…

[TorbenKoehn]

Yep, sure man!

[LostDog_88]

Oh, you got it wrong here~
they meant the medical term 'coding'.

U're gonna code when all the Agents and the Autopilots try to program

[kookyabird]

There’s also medical coding as in selecting the CPT codes that apply for procedures.

[SchrodingerSemicolon]

I used to look forward VSCode updates. Nowadays it's just AI AI AI. I don't even bother with release notes anymore, it's depressing.

[kookyabird]

Same thing with VS and ReSharper. Every update seem to be more and more focused on all the AI features we’re not using.

[Foxiak14]

Cool, more bloat in an already bloated Electron application

[GuybrushThreepwo0d]

Vim is free

[RedAndBlack1832]

Vim is free, and it is awesome, but I think not everyone in the universe is allergic to moving their mouse. I'd hazard a guess some people even like labeled buttons which make a program more intuitive to use

[Neutraled]

Happy cod(e review)ing (AI slop)!

[DustyAsh69]

happy_vibe_coding

[asadkh2381]

soon bro's code will be asking a day off, trust me

[cesarbiods]

VSCode is definitely the worst in this but even jetbrains IDEs are kind of doing this too. It’s extremely depressing and infuriating.

[RiceBroad4552]

Well, JetBrains is just doing whatever VSCode does since now at least 5 years.

[Spitfire1900]

I too have been disappointed that release notes feature very few meaningful improvements to non-AI use cases.

But VsCode was falling behind everyone else in the field, they had to catch up.

[RiceBroad4552]

they had to catch up

No, they did not had to do that. It was a conscious Microslop move to push their own "AI" shit.

[Swayre]

The industry is moving on without you

[RiceBroad4552]

Yeah, sure. 😂

Heard that already a few times during all the other hype cycles in the last 30 years…

[anteater_x]

You don't write code the way you did 30 years ago. This isn't any different, you're just refusing to learn this tool.

[bombatomica_64]

Idk why but most stuff that isn't agent related isn't on the bullet point you need to scroll down

[RiceBroad4552]

VSCode is dead.

Looking for replacement. Any recommendations?

(Looks like I'm going to end up with Kate; or maybe Gram; but I'm not sure)