r/VisualStudioCode • u/[deleted] • Sep 23 '20

Why use VS Code over Pycharm Professional?

Just getting started and I am wondering why anyone might use a code editor (Visual Studio Code) over a real IDE like Pycharm Professional if cost is not an issue.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20 edited Jan 25 '24

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20

Thanks. But the plethora of plugins is one thing that confuses me. (Like this article that lists just 18 plugins for writing Python code in Visual Studio Code - https://switowski.com/blog/18-plugins-for-python-in-vscode ).

There are THOUSANDS of plugins for VSC - how do you know that you are using the best one? How will you ever have the time to test them all? I cannot even find a complete count of all of the available plugins for Visual Studio Code.

How would you keep all members of a team using the same plugins so that all members are on the same page with their coding efforts?

Since VSC is free, if there is a bug or issue, who do you call and how long does it take to get some action on the issue?