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As a very longtime iOS and Linux dev turned Windows and .NET dev (with some rust on the side) - who has used VSCode, VS, and Xamarin for multiple years - no.

There is a place for a featureful IDE with robustly implemented build, debug, and package management capabilities working out of the box with multiple languages and entrenched technologies.

I do very much like VSC and use it all the time for anything involving text, markdown, cross-platform C++, javascript, and even rust...but Visual Studio is as much of the Windows or .NET dev's toolkit as Xcode is a part of a dev in the Apple ecosystem.

VSCode is great. However, there is plenty of space for VS: it is also very strong, and has a long history of deep and extensive integration into very mature technologies. VS is still getting better year over year and while I see VSCode as competitive in some spaces, it is no contest in others. If VSCode is to replace VS, it has a very long tail of issues to address, the resolution of which would probably raise both boats anyways.

parent ynx 5 years ago

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