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<a href="../index.html#lab" class="back-link">← Back to Laboratory</a>
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<h1>IDE of Choice</h1>
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<p>
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After years of hopping between IDEs, I've finally settled into VSCode—and honestly, it feels like coming
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home.<br><br>
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I started out with Eclipse back in school, writing Java and wondering if programming would ever feel
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smooth. Then came IntelliJ, and suddenly, everything clicked: smart code completion, refactoring,
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version control, even writing my master thesis in LaTeX—all in one place. JetBrains' lineup was
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impressive, but switching between IntelliJ for Java, PyCharm for Python, WebStorm for web, RustRover for
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Rust, CLion for C, and DataGrip for databases got exhausting.<br><br>
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I always wanted an IDE that felt as flexible as Emacs, but with modern features and polish. IntelliJ
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came close, but the constant context switching wore me down. I tried NetBeans (too clunky), BlueJ (fun,
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but just for learning), and Atom (great as a text editor, but not a full IDE).<br><br>
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Now, in 2025, VSCode has become my daily driver. It's come a long way since I last used it. With Rust
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and Python as my main languages, I realized RustRover and VSCode both rely on Cargo and rust-analyzer—so
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why not use the lighter, more customizable option? The extension ecosystem is massive, and with LLM
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integration, VSCode actually outpaces IntelliJ in AI-assisted coding.<br><br>
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I still feel a bit wary of VSCode's corporate vibe, but with the right extensions and tweaks, it (kind of) feels
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like my own tool. It's fast, flexible, and supports everything I need without forcing me to switch apps
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for every language. For a Gen Z developer who grew up on Eclipse and dreamed of something better, VSCode
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finally delivers the all-in-one experience I always wanted.
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<br><br>
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Update:
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Just a bit after posting this, I tried out Zed.
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VSCode, but fast, responive, not corpo and written in Rust.
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Not everything is supported as of now (October '25), such as the entirety ofmy Latex workflow, but a lot of relevant things already work, so i made the switch.
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<h2>My Setup</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><strong>Editor:</strong> VSCode Microsoft build, since the OSS builds have stuff deactivated</li>
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<li><strong>Theme:</strong> Atom One Dark (with custom tweaks)</li>
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<li><strong>Non Language Server Extensions:</strong>Copilot, GitLens, Remote SSH, Prettier,
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Error Lens, indent-rainbow, and more</li>
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<li><strong>Terminal:</strong> Integrated VSCode terminal (fish)</li>
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<li><strong>OS:</strong> Arch Linux (see <a href="os.html">details</a>)</li>
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<li><strong>Hardware:</strong> Thinkpad P14s G5 (see <a href="hardware.html">details</a>)</li>
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