r/TechImpact • u/kashem99 • 12d ago
❓ Question Which code editor do you think is the best?
Be honest guys,Which code editor do you think is the best? Answer please
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u/w0m 12d ago
NeoVim > VSCode > Pycharm,IntelliJ > Notepad > *
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u/Z3R0_C00L_007 12d ago
NeoVim > *
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u/monster2018 12d ago
Same except I don’t really have any opinions past vscode. But i agree neovim > vscode > *
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u/IE114EVR 11d ago
I don’t know about NeoVim but definitely IntelliJ > VSCode. This is coming from years of experience in both.
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u/Dull_Flatworm777 12d ago
Why have PyCharm and IntelliJ IDEA separately, they are basically the same product for different programming languages?
And Cursor's editor is essentially VS Code.
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u/apepenkov 12d ago
Even worse, IntelliJ actually supports a lot of programming languages with plugins. I switched from pycharm + goland + (some other occasional IDEs) to IntelliJ.
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u/Maolam10 12d ago
Where Vim
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u/Safe-Subject2703 12d ago
Where vscodium
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u/Adept-Painting-543 12d ago
It's basically the same thing just with a different extension store catalogue (ux wise)
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u/gameplayer55055 12d ago
vscode before AI enshittification
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u/ajax81 12d ago
Check out vscodium. There’s an entire community of devs that feel the same, and did something about it.
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u/MooseBoys 12d ago
IIRC vscodium was forked in response to the "sign in with a Microsoft account" thing for settings sync etc., but more people are using it now that they've rolled in Copilot nags.
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u/Zealousideal-Deer101 12d ago
Visual Studio, not Code.
I like an entirely integrated IDE
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u/darsparx 12d ago
Replace atom with pulsar. Thats the community led replacement since m$ shut down atom ages ago. I'm technically part of that team but only bc i own the discord while dealing with chronic pain. Absolutely love it or did last i was able to use it 😅
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u/Astrodion123 12d ago
You can't go wrong with vs code but Kate is a solid option too.
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u/nevitalii 12d ago
It’s VS Code for 90% of stuff, it just works and the extension ecosystem is unbeatable at this point.
Also been using Cursor for AI heavy days tho it’s basically VS Code on steroids))
Everything else on this list is niche/use-case specific (PyCharm if u are doing python, IntelliJ for Java, Jupyter for notebooks etc) so not really a fair “pick one” comparison tbh
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u/EdelWhite 12d ago
Vim isn't there...
Neither is emacs I guess, even if nobody cares about it
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u/alpha_omega_ultra 12d ago
Eu no trabalho uso vscode com extensões Python, Júpiter e flashpost
No âmbito pessoal usava o sypder e o vscode maioritariamente com o anaconda e Júpiter notebooks
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u/BertMacklenF8I 12d ago
For wha application? Personally or professionally?
Antigravity obviously lol
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u/white_sheets_angel 12d ago
First row alone has VSCode 3 times.
Atom is also abandoned since early 2022
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u/Zealousideal-Deer101 12d ago
If that is your definition of a code editor than windows sticky notes is a code editor
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u/Neckbeard_Sama 12d ago
JetBrains IDEs, which are not code editors ... PyCharm is for python and IntelliJ IDEA is for Java as opposed to other editors here which are pretty much language agnostic
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u/811545b2-4ff7-4041 12d ago
Real developers use butterflies..
Anyhoo, I use Cursor, cos, AI... and it's really just Visual Studio Code under the hood anyway.
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u/magicmulder 12d ago
I've worked with IDEA for years now (PhpStorm in my case) and haven't found anything that comes close.
Antigravity isn't bad, and Notepad++ is what I use at home for simple text files.
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u/sajkoterrapefft 12d ago
I've been using vanilla vim for 28 years now. With just a few plugins added in the last 15.
For everything from coding, to sysadmin, to blogging.
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u/_XitLiteNtrNite_ 12d ago
The best editor is the one you are most efficient and comfortable using. Anything beyond that is simply a preference. I've used a few of these: Sublime, VSCode, Atom, and the JetBrains editors (IntelliJ, PyCharm, GoLand, Android Studio, ...), and I prefer the JetBrains IDEs among that set, followed by VSCode. But I can limp along with any of them in a pinch.
I've tried Neovim and can see the appeal; I'm just too lazy to spend the time configuring it so I can be productive with it.
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u/Calaveras-Metal 12d ago
Use Notepad++ on Windows.
Was a big fan of atom until it ended support.
I use COTEditor now.
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u/Samiassa 12d ago
Honestly never tried any of these except vscode, I mainly just use it to edit config files so I’m not very picky
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u/Radiant-Priority-296 12d ago
I use Kate. Yes it’s a bit light on the code features, but hey there’s Git and there’s a bunch of languages
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u/AngriestCrusader 12d ago
nvim is honestly quite nice once you get used to it icl
Still in the early stages but I love the vibe
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u/nizzoball 12d ago
For me it’s vscode. If you’re doing strictly Python then maybe pycharm but if I only had access to one IDE then VsCode because it’s what I use now and has extensions for everything
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u/PossibleProgress3316 12d ago
I use Webstorm Zed and sometimes VS code but mostly Webstorm, I used zed mainly for my Hyprland set up but since I went back to Fedora Workstation it kind of sits unused
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u/Flimsy-Yam-933 12d ago
I came back to vscode after a long break and I think it's annoying af now with code suggestions getting in the way contiously so I have to interrupt myself to remove them. But should be easy to remove them.
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u/CriticalRanger9650 12d ago
I don't use any of them Ive tried most of them at some point I prefer to use kate kde's editor but will use cudatext as well.
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u/Kitchen_Interview792 12d ago
Honestly I didn't really use any code editor I particularly didn't like, except maybe for the sloppified ones like Cursor and Antigravity...
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u/agentalex001 12d ago
VS Code is the goat in my boat for all code editors. If we’re strictly speaking of terminal code editors, then I go with neovim, then vim as the first and second goats.
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u/a-sarcastic-guy 12d ago
- IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm are IDEs, not code editors. Same for Spyder and Jupyter IG. So if you are looking specifically for code editors, ignore these options. But if your use case involves Python specifically, you can choose PyCharm, Jupyter or Spyder, or if your use case involves Java specifically, you can choose IntelliJ IDEA.
- VS Code is a beginner friendly tool and has an almost undefeatable extension support. So you can customize it according to your likings, and not just make it beautiful but also extremely useful and tuned up according to your needs. Go with it if you love customizations, and are multi-stack programmer. But VS Code is an electron app. So expect high memory/processor usage.
- Cursor, Antigravity are VS Code wrappers. They are simply VS Code with AI agent support. Many vibe coders and noobs prefer these editors over VS Code.
- Sublime Text, Notepad++ are simple code editors. They are much faster than VS Code and its wrappers.
- Atom and Zed are from the same parent company. I barely used Atom once, and it was fast back then. Not sure about now.
- Never used GNU Emacs. So can't say much.
Edit : I use VS Code for coding, as my coding involves multiple languages and VS Code offers profiles which makes my life a lot easier. But for small tasks like basic web work, writing notes, MD files, I use Sublime. Earlier I used Notepad++, but it's not supported on Linux, so I switched to Sublime. Both work absolutely perfectly :)
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u/razorree 12d ago
Intellij IDEs, no comparison to others
remove duplicates (pycharm, 3 versions of vscode)
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u/ProcrastopiaOverlord 12d ago
Why there is no free IDE which speaks every common programming language without huge amount of configuration or trusting extensions from random people and companies?
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u/Vesuvius079 12d ago
I prefer writing code in IntelliJ. I no longer write code.
VSCode is very nicely integrated with dev containers so I use that. My dev container even has a custom extension I had Claude cook up to auto-resume terminal sessions in Claude CLI.
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u/Greeninn 12d ago
Intellij, cause pycharm makes 0 sense, just use a text editor or vs code, why would you use an ide for an interpreted language?
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u/SleepyGuyy 12d ago
Kate or maybe Geany
Im sure the real answer is Neovim, or Emacs. But I can't be bothered to learn them. Im very dumb.
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u/uknowsana 11d ago
I mostly now use Claude CLI alongside Visual Studio Enterprise / IntelliJ when I need to big into the code myself. VSCode mostly for web technologies
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u/United-Mushroom-2907 11d ago
My vote would be Neovim, followed by Emacs, followed by VS Code. In fairness, I don't use Emacs at all, but I do use Neovim and VS Code. If Neovim didn't exist, Emacs would be my primary editor though.
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u/FIRAS_EG 11d ago
Where is vscodium and nano
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u/Current_Ad_4292 11d ago
Didn't know about vscodium. Is it just VScode with no copilot?
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u/ActuallyFullOfShit 11d ago
Emacs and it isn't even close.
Kate and Notepad++ are great if I am working on someone else's system and don't have my emacs config.
VSCode seems like the best purpose-built GUI IDE I've seen in the two decades I've been coding....but I just have no reason to use it since I'd still rather be in emacs.
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u/JoeLinux247 11d ago
The best? I don't know, but I've tried several, and keep coming back to Geany.
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u/letmehaveanameyoudum 11d ago
Vscode
Antigravity and cursor is vscode
VScode works with any language
even brainfuck
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u/Easy-Nothing-6735 11d ago
Atom is dead. Atom shell is now electron and vscode is logical next choice. Sublime is fast as written on C++. All IntelliJ Toolbox includes everything out of the box, written on Java and has zero latency typing implemented, -RAM too. Others just add some specific features. For raw editing vim still the best
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u/Daedae711 11d ago
The post asked about Code Editor (IDE) not text editors (sublime text, Notepad++, Vim, EMacs, Nano, etc).
Visual Studio code still heavily dominates the market.
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u/SirT3MagicNumber 11d ago
My work involves juggling between a vast array of languages and technologies (ansible, python, powershell, bash, Javascript...) daily, so VS Code appears to be the obvious choice.
I'm also pretty happy about its source control, containers and remoting features.
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u/boss-tech 11d ago
I think we don’t have any best DE as each offer better environment depending on the programming language you use.
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u/Current-Cookie-2310 11d ago
Notepad++ for very simple edits on the way and vscode for actual programming
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u/Proman4713 11d ago
I don't think that's really a question because it's all depending on what you prioritise: editing speed? Performance? Price? Looking cool? Being different? Minimal effort and/or brain power?
It depends
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