VScode without AI

I use vscode since 2020, and I find it nice for some code projects. I like the dev environment for flutter, for instance.

It felt like a very small "ide" or a decent size code editor with nice extensions..

Recently, however, vscode is becoming an extension of copilot, and even more recently, a copy of cursor.

I don't want any of that.

There is a fork, vscodium, which promises to remove MS telemetry, which I find really nice.

However, it still puts all these features I don't want.

Is there a fork of vscode which makes its point not to do that?

I think I willing to pay for that.

Does it exists or do I have to fork and compile it myself, ...again?

Do any of you know a solution for my problem?

#ai #ai-less #coding #programming

Apr 15 · 8 months ago

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I have only used VSCodium for a long time - the FOSS fork of VSCode. Only thing to bear in mind is some extensions that need specific MS code may not work. I refuse to install “stock” VSCode.

Lately I have discovered tho that I can pretty much replicate everything I needed in VSCodium with vim and tmux. Tmux, split in three panes, once vertically and then the second one horiztonally. Big vertical one has vim, other two have terminals: one usually for browsing directories or reading manuals and another for tasks like compiling / running / uploading. Works really well for me.