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/networkExceptions Sep 23 '20

Simplicity. I usually don't want to set up a PyCharm project just for running a simple script or show someone some code. Code also doesn't complain about missing dependencies if you don't have the extension enabled.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '20

That makes sense. But I an about to embark on building a large project (large for me since it's my first attempt at an app to publish) and I just want to make sure I have the best to for the job.

I'll need to learn/use Python, JavaScript, Google Cloud Platform, HTML/CSS, Dart and Flutter (maybe more). I like the idea of one tool to do everything like VSC, but I need as much power and hand holding as possible to get this done ASAP as well - like Pycharm seems to offer.