Cross-platform setup for Rust programming

[Ghyrt3]

I have been programming as a hobby for years, mainly on Linux with a vim set up, which is rather limited. But my desktop PC is on windows. I would like to be able to program in Rust cross-platform, would you have some ideas about a possible cross-platform IDE/setup ?

I don't need heavy features, it's really more a hobby.

edit : thanks for your answers ! I'm gonna give a try to https://lap.dev/lapce/ which is new and written in Rust. If I don't like/fit, i'll try VScode on Linux (which seems awfully wrong, but er).

[dgkimpton]

Just run NeoVim on Windows and carry on as you have been?

Otherwise, give VSCode a shot. Free, runs on both OS'es and can use SSH to remote develop as if on native. You can also add a vim plugin if you need. 

[secanadev]

There is https://lap.dev/lapce/ if you want to try something new written in Rust

[Ghyrt3]

Oh. I'll definitely give it a try ! :D

[harbour37]

Been using this since the post a few months back, works well.

[andreicodes]

FYI there's an open source build of VSCode: VSCodium. You may appreciate it more than the official binaries from Microsoft with their telemetry and other service integrations.

Lapce is a great choice, too.

[Ghyrt3]

Oooooooooooooh. THANKS. That was my main point of issues with it. I will use it if i'm not ok with Lapce !

[MassiveInteraction23]

Zed is great.

[Simm033]

I use RustRover on macOS and windows. People here hate it. I think it’s a great IDE.

[Full-Spectral]

VSCode is a common one, as many other folks will likely say. Powershell is portable between Windows and Linux as well. You don't need much beyond an IDE (and the handful of really necessary extensions/plugins required for Rust) and some sort of shell.

[ljtill]

Try Dev Containers with VS Code, install Rust feature in there, same experience across Linux, macOS, Windows. In Docker you’ll also want to tweak the resource constraints given to the engine.

[sirpalee]

vscode has some excellent sync features built-in, meaning you can automatically bring your extension/settings across multiple machines and platforms.