I recently reported on how Microsoft has been celebrating the forced roll-out of the new Outlook as a “migration success”. Now the company has confirmed it won’t let you use the Mail & Calendar apps. The first phase of this change is already rolling out on Windows 11, with second and final phase expected in […]
Why would I want to use any app that MS makes
Because some are good. VSCode for instance.
Atom was better. Pour one out for my homie
Vscode is not that good IMO.
I’m open for suggestions for a better one, but for me it uniquely combines open source (kind of) with ease of use and functionality / expandability. I used emacs for more than a decade and switched to VSCode (although I don’t do coding as my primary activity anymore). Tried neovim, sublime, netbeans and webstorm and didn’t convince me.
Neovim, hands down.
Mic drop
If I were writing code 40h a week maybe, but my emacs brain can’t get used to vim motions.
Technically still made by Microsoft, but what about VSCodium?
That’s what I meant by “kind of” open source.
Why would you switch from Emacs? That’s a genuine question, as an Emacs user?