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0 pointsphillipcarter4mo ago0 comments

Rider is your option there, it's better than Visual Studio (I used to work on VS).

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starvar4mo ago

How is it so different than Visual Studio that you think it is "better"?

SparkBomb4mo ago

I've used Rider for several years now on and off. Generally I would put these at the top of the list.

- Integrated ReSharper.

- Far better performance (it isn't even close)

- Doesn't take 30GB of disc space up. Visual Studio has been a massive disc space hog since forever. Rider is a few hundred megabytes IIRC.

- Less bugs (Visual Studio has been progressively getting worse).

- There was better tooling IMO around NuGET.

dahauns4mo ago

>- Less bugs (Visual Studio has been progressively getting worse).

Eeeeeeh...it's not quite roses and rainbows on the Rider side either, and that's coming from a Jetbrains fanboy. (Although admittedly, I'm not really up-to-date on the current state of VS in day-to-day work)

But yeah, the coding/refactoring support (Resharper et al) and general quality and integration of tooling (database tools, package managers, version control, debugging (esp. multi-process) etc.) is the big one for me.

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Deukhoofd4mo ago

I switched over entirely to Rider as well, in my experience it's far more performant, has a far smoother UX, has a lot more functionality for power users, and includes Resharper by default, giving you access to a bunch more powerful inspections and refactoring.

Semaphor4mo ago

Offers essentially everything VS does + everything ReSharper does. I switched after years of using VS + R#, and have never looked back.

throwuxiytayq4mo ago

Pick literally any Visual Studio feature. Rider does it better.

zigzag3124mo ago

Much better UX and integrated ReSharper.

cyptus4mo ago

performance!

whstl4mo ago

Yep.

VSCode gets you 90% there.

But IMO Rider gets you over 100%.