Why I am also switching to VSCode from Neovim

Why I am also switching to VSCode from Neovim


Remote Development permalink

Codespaces has automatic port forwarding with VSCode unlike with Neovim where we have to manually run gh codespace ports forward 3000:3000. Generally remote development is better with VSCode, dev container extension support etc.

Generally the setup which I like to go for is VSCode + Windows Terminal ssh with Tmux.

Extensions permalink

Generally extensions have better support and a better community in VSCode.

Ease of configuration permalink

Although Neovim is easy to configure, it takes way too long to implement a change. In VSCode everything is documented and has good support whereas in Neovim we have to ask in Discord or search forums.

Integrated Git client permalink

With VSCode I can use GitLens and the integrated Git client unlike Neovim where I have to use cli or lazygit.

Conclusion permalink

I still like Neovim but VSCode seems like the better option now.