Chilean web engineer building web experiences since 2006; co-founder of Media Creators and writes at iolivares.com.
loved
Yes, in 2022 Microsoft has the best IDE.
His /uses page, "My tools, gear and apps", a one-line verdict on each thing he uses; it states that some of its links can contain referrals. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, app/(main)/uses/page.tsx in his site repo ivolivares/iolivares.com-v2025, whose contents match the quoted lines.
French software engineer, public speaker and fully remote nomadic worker; writes about frontend development at maxpou.fr.
loved
VS Code is my favourite text editor so far.
His /uses page, "Apps, Tools, and Gear I Use", written from the perspective of a fully remote frontend developer. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/content/pages/uses/uses.md in his site repo maxpou/maxpou.fr, whose contents match the quoted lines.
Programmer, teacher and speaker; long-time Microsoft developer-community figure and author of the Hanselminutes podcast and hanselman.com blog.
loved
VS Code - Visual Studio Code is hella fast and is my goto text and code editor.
His "Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows", the 2020-21 edition of a list he has published since 2003; the post states no one paid to be on the list.
American software engineer; worked on code-server at Coder and teaches TypeScript and open source, writing at joeprevite.com.
loved
I switched from Sublime to VS Code years ago and I can't see myself going back. I used to use the Sublime keybindings in VS Code. However, last year I switched to the Vim keybindings. It took some time to reach the same speed, but I would say I've surpassed my previous speed and added a few new tricks thanks to Vim.
His /uses page, split into gear and software, last updated 04/26/2020 per the page itself.
American software engineer working across web, mobile and TV platforms; writes at sean.is.
loved
VS Code - I've finally switched from Sublime Text to using VS Code! An all purpose editor that was easy to transition to as it can use Sublime Text keybindings. Having started a React Native project, the native support for TypeScript with VS Code made this switch a no-brainer. Having used it for a bit now, I can't see myself turning back.
His /uses page listing his home-office hardware and the software he reaches for; the page states that some of its links are Amazon affiliate links. The page is undated and no dated source for it could be found. (undated page)
Front-end web developer at Paravel and co-host of the ShopTalk Show podcast; blogs at daverupert.com.
liked
It's a code editor. Has plugins and themes. It's nice.
His /uses page listing workstation, peripherals and apps, plus a "Retired, but recommended" section. Page carries no date; 2020-06-16 is its first Internet Archive snapshot.
Egyptian front-end developer and course creator; writes for CSS-Tricks and publishes courses on Udemy, blogging at alialaa.dev.
uses
I use VS Code as my main code editor for both; my daily work and recording courses and videos.
His /uses page, covering the setup behind his course production and day-to-day coding. The date here is the last commit to the page's own source file, src/routes/uses/+page.svelte in his site repo alialaa/alialaa, whose contents match the quoted lines.
Moroccan senior frontend developer; writes at smakosh.com and builds side projects under Smakosh LLC.
uses
The code editor I'm currently using is VSCode
His post "The tech tools I use", a list of the tools behind his side projects, full-time job and client work; published 27 February 2018 and updated 1 June 2024.
Software engineer; co-founder and former CTO of Tailscale, previously on the Go team at Google.
mixed
Every now and again I go searching for a replacement IDE. VSCode came closer than anything else in the last two decades to replacing Vim, but somehow I am back here.
His Uses This interview, on the four machines he split his work across in 2021.
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