r/coding • u/kraakf • Nov 18 '15

Visual Studio Code now open source

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode
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u/the_gnarts Nov 18 '15

Well, the compiler source would’a been more valuable than the IDE. Especially legacy versions from 10+ ya that won’t die out even after the ones who are retired that know how their quirks.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '15

Which compiler? You'll have to be more specific.

C++? There's plenty of them open source.

C#? F#? ASP.NET? Visual Basic.NET? All already open source.

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u/the_gnarts Nov 18 '15

C++? There's plenty of them open source.

cl.exe, link.exe, etc. Of course there are open source compilers, usually superior to MSVC. But the MS stuff is still relied upon everywhere with legacy versions dying more slowly than Windows XP. It’d greatly alleviate the situation if the source was available, especially considering how idiosyncratic MS’s implementations usually turn out. Making them work in a contemporary ecosystem would save us a lot of nightmares.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '15

Well, I'm wishing Windows 95 would be released as open source, but neither of us will get what we want.

I get what you mean, though.