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You can always simply install a better text editor that doesn't spy on you.
by mayoi 4y ago
You can always simply install a better text editor that doesn't spy on you.
- ttctciyf 4y agoVery true. But I have specific reasons for wanting to use vs code in this instance.
- bitwize 4y agoWhat better text editor?
- katbyte 4y agoOn windows notepad++ was my goto for basic text editing. These days I use the jetbrains editor of choice for the language in question or IntelliJ for basic text.
- colordrops 4y agoEmacs or *vim
- gabrielgio 4y agoAnd even if you don't like fiddling with dotfiles you can install some really nice distribution like spacemacs or doom for emacs and lunar for neovim. They have a pleasant dev experience out of the box.
- api 4y agoThere are much better IDEs. Check out the Jetbrains products. If you want an editor on Mac there is also Nova: https://nova.app https://nova.app The Rust and web related extensions work pretty well. I've been using that for a while. There are a few more around.
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- falcolas 4y agoI use IntelliJ for $dayjob, and while I love it, it too submits telemetry. I do not know how pervasive it is, but the controls for it are not obvious in the general config window.
- api 4y agoThe only way to really escape telemetry today is a local firewall that can block network access by application. I would like to see some analysis of the telemetry Jetbrains sends and whether you can turn it off. It's a paid pro IDE so it wouldn't surprise me if you can really disable it because some commercial customers will not want telemetry. In high security environments it's often considered bad due to the possibility of accidentally exposing secret information.
- bitwize 4y agoYeah, I almost mentioned IntelliJ, as an IDE it's almost unmatched.