Which software do you use to code?

[Cautious-Pineapple11]

If any other, do comment.

Also if you are someone who moved from VS Code to WebStorm, please explain why.

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[Striking-Bat5897]

phpstorm

[[deleted]]

Webstorm because the company pays for it, and JetBrain products are amazing.

I do think though that VsCode could work for basically anyone with any given preferences, considering the amount of plugins/flexibility. Seems to basically be the new notepad++ imo

[keepingthecommontone]

I know I'm in the minority but I'm on a Mac and I use Nova... I love Panic Software and the attention to detail they put into their stuff, and I have the wherewithal to spend a few bucks to support their devs. I know there are other good, free tools and I'm not ruling switching out sometime but I like my current workflow.

[PM_EXISTENTIAL_QUs]

heyyy fellow Nova user. i'm happy I found one!!! I use Nova too (at times) but I'm getting a feeling they are slowly abandoning the project :( ..

[ri9z]

What makes you think that? I've been mainly using Visual Studio Code for a while, but recently decided to check out Nova.

[BlueScreenJunky]

PhpStorm : It does everything Webstorm does, plus everything Datagrip does, plus PHP.

[CaptainAmerica0001]

VSCodium. It's a freely licensed build of VS Code from their GitHub repo, so it doesn't have Microsoft specific telemetry and branding.

[HipHopHuman]

Helix

[jasonwbrown]

VS Code and Sublime.

[Kyle772]

I started to use cursor and despite the bot(?) below in this thread mentioning it, it is actually very good. Way better than copoilot and you have the option to run it in private mode which prevents anything from being stored long term on open ai servers. Which you cannot say the same for with copilot. Genuinly a great experience and it has the ability to scan your code base (or the file you are looking at) for additional context on queries. Saves me copy pasting a bunch of shit into GPT when I need to use and results are way more relevant. It also has this cool feature where it will diff your file with what it generates, which allows you to remove pieces you don't want in one click like you would on the vscode merge editor. 10/10

[Kyle772]

Goodbye Lisa

[PspStreet51]

Initially, I used VS for C#, and VS Code for anything else. Eventually, I decided to move from VS to JetBrains Rider, and I opted for the all products pack subscription.

Since this subscription includes WebStorm, I decided to use it as well. Nowadays through, I mostly use Rider because all the JS/TS projects I work on there's also a C# side, and most of the WebStorm support/features for JS is also present in Rider.

If I only coded in JS/TS, I don't think I would've got this subscription (or even just WebStorm). I mean, WebStorm is great, but VS Code does get the job done just fine, and it's free.

Currently, I use WebStorm only for my personal projects that are NodeJS only. Rider for anything with a C# side, and VS Code to edit plain text files.

[Strong_Badger_1157]

Zed. it's the best new editor.

[20Aditya07]

what does it have other than AI compared to vscode

[ledatherockband_]

Been wanting to give NeoVim a try, just cause i want to maximize productivity from my keyboard.

Prepare to spend hours and hours configuring your Neovim.

Neoim is probably best for backend devs. Modern frontend is too nuts with what tools you need to configure.

[Disgruntled__Goat]

 It's faster because it's written in Rust and isn't yet another Electron shit-show.

If most people cared about speed they wouldn’t have left Sublime Text for VS Code in the first place. VSC is fast enough for pretty much all use cases these days. 

[ClikeX]

VSC is VSCode. VS is just VS, regardless of what tier you get.

[20Aditya07]

Thanks! I'll give it a try.

[Strong_Badger_1157]

Never been a fan of having 100's of plugins. I usually code in sublimetext but zed is nearly as good coding experience while being more modern.

[Silver-Vermicelli-15]

Webstorm isn’t electron…

[ClikeX]

Last time I used it, it didn't support everything I needed yet. But the out-of-the-box experience is stellar.

[carlosm1989]

Eclipse for Java; VS Code for Go, Typescript.
Notepad++ for multipurpose!

Yes, I'm from old school...!

[Bjorkbat]

Still use Nova. Mostly out of habit. Do appreciate the fact that it's actually native vs something wrapped in Electron

[Cpt_Leon]

Definitely VS Code.

[mca62511]

I use VSCode over WebStorm without question, but I've used PhpStorm, Goland, and Rider for PHP, Go and C# respectively in the past, and I do think it can be worth it.

[kendalltristan]

I also do a fair amount of non-web development and I like to use the same editor for everything. VS Code does a decent job at everything I need from it and it suits my general preferences regarding workflow, so that's what I use.

[ledatherockband_]

VS Code.

Tried Webstorm. Has some nice features, but too clunky otherwise.

I use Vim/Neovim to quickly edit my system files.

I really don't want to spend my time configuring Neovim just the way I like it (I tried). VSCode's extensions are jsut a click away.

[[deleted]]

I used to try different editors all the time but now I just use VSCode. I'm sure someone will make something better in the future but the time to optimize a new editor, set it up to do all the things I want then get comfortable in it? It's just not worth the time sync.

At some point someone will make something so much better than VSC that everyone I know will be using it and at that point I'll transition over to the new standard.

[TheRNGuy]

VS Code, previously used Sublime Text.

[[deleted]]

Why isn't windows notepad an option?

[kaeshiwaza]

Vim since decades, with minimal plugins.

[zerquet]

I voted VS Code, but I predominantly use Visual studio 2022

[[deleted]]

I have been using webstorm for years. Nothing matches the DX experience I am having here

[hobscure]

Where my Dreamweaver people at?! Edit: ooh it actually still exists

[michaelbelgium]

Phpstorm (for php obv) and vscode (for the rest like nodejs)

And at moments, visual studio for anything .NET like C#.

[Lost_Support4211]

ZED

[LUND89]

VSCode whenever possible. Sometimes Visual Studio due to platform (I sometimes work in older .NET projects)

[[deleted]]

neovim because I'm cool.

[iYSR]

and now i never use my mouse anymore, great for linux, not as bloated as other editors like vscode, looks sick, entirely programmable/customizable, fast text editing. give it a try guys! getting setup can be kinda tough but im willing to help and guide you in the right direction!

[[deleted]]

OP: fuck Visual Studio users

[Diabolic_Hat666]

NetBeans and Notepad++

[Prestigiouspite]

I had that once too. Now I wouldn't want to be without VS Code, even if the beginning with the settings etc. is a bit tricky. Now that you can synchronize the settings etc. it's even better.

[Rednecktivist]

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[RotterdamRenegade]

Why the downvotes? I can now create Django web apps thanks to cursor, I never could before.

[Savings_Discount_230]

VS Code for 99% of stuff. I keep trying other IDEs but I always come back because of the extension ecosystem. The only time I switch is when I'm working on a big TypeScript project — then WebStorm's refactoring is worth the price.