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0 pointsOutOfHere1y ago0 comments

I am not opposed to the paid versions of JetBrains IDEs. I think it's a great offering. I am just saying that the free versions of JetBrains IDEs are not competitive with VSCode. JetBrains has intentionally withheld the plugins. JetBrains also has a bad habit of introducing free plugins, but then taking them away. The features I noted are major modern features that not all older developers have come to appreciate yet.

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graypegg1y ago

I think it’s just how you’re framing it. It sounds like you’re saying that people using Jetbrains free IDEs are somehow just missing some objective truth you are aware of.

If someone prefers Pycharm CE, it’s quite condescending to say « they just don’t understand ». Different strokes for different folks?

OutOfHereOP1y ago

Nope. Using PyCharm CE without container integration is like driving without seatbelts; it's a substantial security hazard because there is no filesystem isolation whatsoever with PyCharm CE. You get that for free in VSCode. Now if you still argue that seatbelts aren't for everyone, then you are living in the past.

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graypegg1y ago

I think it’s just how you’re framing it. It sounds like you’re saying that people using Jetbrains free IDEs are somehow just missing some objective truth you are aware of.

If someone prefers Pycharm CE, it’s quite condescending to say « they just don’t understand ». Different strokes for different folks?

OutOfHereOP1y ago

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