VS Code always has such wonderful release notes. I don't think I use 10% of the features mentioned, but I love reading about them and learning about them in these notes anyway.
I tried VS Code early on and decided I'd give it a serious shot when I could modify the color scheme without having to go through a whole page of notes, download and install something like 3 other programs and practically learn a whole new language.
Is that possible yet? In other words, is there an actual GUI for configuring color, or at least a config file that's not some cryptic format for a program I've never used?
I know I'm probably exaggerating quite a bit, but I literally couldn't figure out how to do it after wasting a fair bit of time and gave up.
I was raised in the era of "programmer editors" like Brief and Multi-edit (the latter of which I still use) and those were always extremely easy to configure and enhance without having to use a bunch of external tools.
Fun fact: this is the first stable version that can start even without internet (LAN) connection on latest Windows 10 update 1809. (Mentioned as first Notable fix [0], fixed by updating Electron to v3.)
It's easier to write correct code when you know certain state changes always entail a full reload. Extension installs are rare enough and VSCode reloads quick enough that the tradeoff seems sensible.
This change introduces a new "extensions changed" event that extension points must (correctly) implement, so the cost is more code i.e. more opportunity for bugs. The essential question is of course, how much more, and I have no answer to that.
Have they fixed keyboard shortcuts to actually match OS X shortcut semantics? Eg cmd-f/g not focusing the search field? Or using the system search text properly? (Cmd e iirc - I thought about it so that memory is now gone :) )
Can someone recommend a good tutorial on getting started with VSCode? I downloaded it and it feels overwhelming to develop C/C++ code compared to Sublime Text. ST has simple build system (just path to compiler) and it runs out of the box. With VSCode, there are extensions and .json files for configuration and it is all extremely complex and overwhelming.
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Is that possible yet? In other words, is there an actual GUI for configuring color, or at least a config file that's not some cryptic format for a program I've never used?
(I also recall the process being rather user-unfriendly in earlier versions)
I was raised in the era of "programmer editors" like Brief and Multi-edit (the latter of which I still use) and those were always extremely easy to configure and enhance without having to use a bunch of external tools.
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_31#_notable-fixes
This change introduces a new "extensions changed" event that extension points must (correctly) implement, so the cost is more code i.e. more opportunity for bugs. The essential question is of course, how much more, and I have no answer to that.
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/cpp