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kouteiheikayesterday at 3:56 PM1 replyview on HN

> I don't really get how VSCode got so popular. You can use a language server perfectly easily with Vim, Emacs, Helix, Sublime, etc.

You open it. It just works. And the learning curve is smooth.

Compare this to Vim where, if it's the first time you're opening it, you are forced to kill the process because you don't even know how to quit it, never mind actually do any productive work.


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godelskiyesterday at 4:12 PM

  > Compare this to Vim where, if it's the first time you're opening it, you are forced to kill the process because
Because you can't read

I'm serious. Open a blank file by typing `vim` into the terminal. Don't press anything, just look at the screen.

I'm sorry, but reading docs, or just reading, shouldn't be considered a significant barrier to entry.

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