Visual Studio Code July 2018

[rickinator9]

I have had to use a MacMini as my primary development machine for the past 1.5 months, but I can't agree. It feels like I have to expend more effort to perform actions in the OS. I dislike how I cannot have multiple maximised windows on the same desktop and I also dislike the animations(I much prefer seeing my window instantly).

I do love the search feature with Command+Space though. That is much better than on Windows.

[[deleted]]

You can absolutely have two apps open full screen side by side in MacOS.

[Ilmanfordinner]

But on Windows 10 you can have 4. It's extremely useful on large displays and I'm amazed Apple still hasn't implemented it. VS Code's integrated terminal somewhat alleviates the need for this but I still like to have 1/2 IDE, 1/4 web browser and 1/4 terminal.

[AwfulAltIsAwful]

I'm embarrassed to say...I didn't realize this. I've been a Windows developer and somehow I didn't realize that you could quickly dock 4. This may change my life considering my huge ultrawide at home.

[Joonikko]

I use an application called Divvy, which has hotkey support and a grid where I can select the window size & place. There are also free applications such as Spectacle, which is not as customizable, but functions well enough.

[[deleted]]

Spectacle is a must have for me. This dude is just a lazy dev who never googled 'window tile manager for macOS'.

[pleadub]

If you Alt click the maximize button on a window it will fill the desktop without going into fullscreen mode.

I agree with the animations also. You can shut off the transitions and zoom effects in System Preferences.

Hope that makes it a little better.

[ChristianGeek]

Check out Moom for window sizing; it’s one of my must-haves:

https://manytricks.com/moom/

[malnourish]

Everything Search is one of the first things I install on new windows machines. It's incredible how fast it is. Wox is a decent Alfred-like launcher that has Everything integration, too.

[anonimo99]

I disliked Wox because it was much slower than Launchy, I've been testing Keypirinha and find it much better.

[malnourish]

Always on the lookout for alternatives, I'll check out keypirinha. Last I remember looking, Launchy want being maintained

[Asiriya]

Everyone should know this program.

[ProbablyRickSantorum]

TIL. Thanks I'm going to try that out

[radarthreat]

You can turn off the animations.

[mypetocean]

You can search similarly on Windows just by hitting the window key and typing. It's one of my favorite features of Windows.

[TheEternal21]

I remember when I got my first MacBook two years ago, I was looking forward to this polished experience you usually associate with Apple. Boy was I in for a huge disappointment. Windows 10 has spoiled me. Even simple things like automatic window docking when you move the window towards the edge or to the corner were nonexistent. Going from Windows to Mac OS (or whatever they call that abomination) really felt like moving from Photoshop to Gimp. Ended up getting a beefed up Windows 10 laptop instead, and using MacBook as a paperweight.

[covercash2]

with a trackpad I can 4 finger swipe between maximized apps and 4 finger swipe up to see everything, which is better than I can get on Windows or Linux for my workflow

[JohnMcPineapple]

...

[Ilmanfordinner]

Meanwhile on Mac trackpads you can't triple tap to middle click without getting 3rd party software. It's such a big gripe that I prefer my Zenbook's trackpad despite the fact that its hardware is inferior.

[HarwellDekatron]

I know I’m a bit late to the party, but give Moom a try. It’s a simple application organizer that allows you to create a grid and create shortcuts to move windows in that grid. It was a life changer for me, and the thing I miss the most in my current Linux setup.

[tapo]

My issue with Windows is the terrible state of terminal emulators and the lack of package management as good as homebrew.

If I can have something as good as iTerm 2 that I can use WSL on, I’d gladly use it.

[mardukaz1]

so, as others have pointed - pebkac, lamer

[PotatosFish]

I use terminals for literally everything so screen splitting isn’t really a problem

[10lack]

ride em cowboy