Bye Bye Vi - Hello ....Visual Studio Code!

opethdisciple · 2 Apr 2019 at 20:40

Apparently Vi is being dropped from 4 major Linux Distros and being replaced with....

GNU/Visual Studio Code!

---

Ooops! :eek:

I've fallen for an April's fools.

m3csl2004 · 3 Apr 2019 at 18:26

uvarvu · 5 Apr 2019 at 08:39

opethdisciple said:
Apparently Vi is being dropped from 4 major Linux Distros and being replaced with....

GNU/Visual Studio Code!

---

Ooops!

I've fallen for an April's fools.

No you haven't, well at least about the visual studio code bit.
https://snapcraft.io/code

Narj · 6 Apr 2019 at 01:05

vscode is great.

I have been freaking out at it closing quotes and brackets for me but it now feels good!

I still can't let go of vi for editing stuff though - decades of habits aren't leaving at the drop of a hat.

opethdisciple · 6 Apr 2019 at 17:30

I use vim.

Narj · 8 Apr 2019 at 09:58

opethdisciple said:
I use vim.

Well, actually so do I but because I have vi aliased to vim I always call it vi.

I've tried nano and just don't like it for some reason.

AmateurExpert · 8 Apr 2019 at 23:30

I find vi/vim is also handy when ssh'ing into a machine from my phone to make a quick config edit. It might be more akin to a venerable hand tool than a modern multi-function power tool, but it still deserves its place in my toolbox.

ricid · 13 Apr 2019 at 10:02

I'm assuming you all know about the vim binding plugin for VS code? Best of both worlds (Sort of)
I'm split between that and spacemacs at the moment.