A short review of Visual Studio Code after trying it for HTML/CSS and C++ work on a Mac. I found the experience smooth across the board, praising the painless extension setup, code completion, debugging with breakpoints, and git integration, though Xcode remains my IDE of choice...
Working through MIT’s Missing Semester lecture on Vim, I cover what the editor is, its keyboard-driven approach to editing, and its main modes (normal, insert, and command). I also link to a couple of Vim learning guides and argue that a basic grasp of Vim is a worthwhile requirement for any programmer, since it’s available nearly everywhere the command line is...
A short reflection on how Xcode and Playgrounds flag errors continuously as you type, rather than only at compile time. I contrast this with the long builds of earlier tools like Clipper and Visual C++, and describe moving from finding the live error feedback unnerving to enjoying it...
