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1. Christian Horn (globalc@chaos.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Dec-2021 05:33:47 UTC Christian Horn

   Which OpenSource pieces have you discovered this year, which software have you stopped using?
   The Linux unplugged election of the 'software pieces of the year' made me think on what changed for me this year.
   https://blog.fluxcoil.net/posts/2021/12/2021-opensource-linux/

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Thursday, 23-Dec-2021 05:54:13 UTC Bernie

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     @globalc This year I started using Visual Studio Code every day on my Linux workstation. I use extensions for #Vim emulation, git integration and semantic completion in C++, #Rust and #Python. There is even an extension for remote development over ssh, and it's a life changer compared to an an responsive editor in a tmux session.

     Thank you, #Microsoft ❤️

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Thursday, 23-Dec-2021 06:02:58 UTC Bernie

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     @globalc Ah, forgot to mention: I'm also using the same LSP servers in #neovim, which gives me a powerful and consistent code editing experience in both environments.

     A few weeks ago I complained about how hard it was to discover, install and configure all the required vim plugins, but once it's done for one language, you can add another one with a single extra line of configuration!

   • Ekaitz Zárraga 👹 (ekaitz_zarraga@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 25-Dec-2021 01:44:32 UTC Ekaitz Zárraga 👹

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     • Bernie
     • Debacle

     @debacle @codewiz @globalc vim can also do remote editing via ssh and ftp (via netrw).

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 25-Dec-2021 01:44:32 UTC Bernie

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     • Ekaitz Zárraga 👹
     • Debacle

     @ekaitz_zarraga @debacle @globalc But the vscode remote plugin is much, much more than a local editor for remote files: it compiles remotely and does semantic completion with a remote LSP server. And it reconnects automatically without losing state.

   • Debacle (debacle@framapiaf.org)'s status on Saturday, 25-Dec-2021 01:44:34 UTC Debacle

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     • Bernie

     @codewiz @globalc

     Note, that #Emacs does remote editing since ages, thanks to #TRAMP. It does support ssh, but also other protocols, such as ftp. It also has a great git integration thanks to #magit. Vim emulation is done by "evil-mode", etc. Emacs has the advantage to run also on a text console, if necessary.

     Btw. I use Emacs even as my window manager (#EXWM) and as my email client (#mu4e). And or course, to organise practically all aspects of my life, thanks to #orgmode.

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Saturday, 25-Dec-2021 02:02:26 UTC Bernie

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     • 🍒🌳 Hartmut Goebel

     @kirschwipfel @globalc What do you mean free alternatives? vscode *is* free software:
     https://github.com/microsoft/vscode

     Ok, technically the official binaries come with a weird non-free license, but just like with Chromium, anyone can rebuild it from source and distribute unencumbered binaries:
     https://vscodium.com/

   • 🍒🌳 Hartmut Goebel (kirschwipfel@nerdculture.de)'s status on Saturday, 25-Dec-2021 02:02:31 UTC 🍒🌳 Hartmut Goebel

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     • Bernie

     @codewiz
     Please consider free alternatives. With #emacs you get the same, but much more customizable, much more hackable and all free software.
     I suggest giving #spacemacs or #emacsdoom a try and watch David Willson's great #systemcrafters videos to unlesh the power of Emacs.
     https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEoMzSkcN8oPH1au7H6B7bBJ4ZO7BXjSZ
     @globalc

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 26-Dec-2021 21:35:36 UTC Bernie

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     • 🍒🌳 Hartmut Goebel

     @kirschwipfel @globalc Being a giant node, electron and C++ codebase, it might be a real nightmare to build, yeah 😅

     As for Emacs, I tried it many times over the decades, but I couldn't get used to its keyboard shortcuts, its unique ways of doing almost anything, the frightening amount of elisp configuration required to turn it into a C++ IDE... not to mention that elisp is in itself an arcane language with a very steep learning curve 😱

   • 🍒🌳 Hartmut Goebel (kirschwipfel@nerdculture.de)'s status on Sunday, 26-Dec-2021 21:35:42 UTC 🍒🌳 Hartmut Goebel

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     • Bernie

     @codewiz
     Is it? Even Arch and Nix only wrap the binary package. So it looks like this is terrible to built for source - and this is not what I'd call "free" (as in speach). YMMV

     Anyhow, I suggest giving Emacs (not just) a try :-)
     @globalc