[kouteiheika]

> I don't really get how VSCode got so popular. You can use a language server perfectly easily with Vim, Emacs, Helix, Sublime, etc.

You open it. It just works. And the learning curve is smooth.

Compare this to Vim where, if it's the first time you're opening it, you are forced to kill the process because you don't even know how to quit it, never mind actually do any productive work.

[godelski]

  > Compare this to Vim where, if it's the first time you're opening it, you are forced to kill the process because

Because you can't read

I'm serious. Open a blank file by typing `vim` into the terminal. Don't press anything, just look at the screen.

I'm sorry, but reading docs, or just reading, shouldn't be considered a significant barrier to entry.

[mrmuagi]

> Compare this to Vim where, if it's the first time you're opening it,

If you open vim with a file, like you do with all file editors, there's no such examples. It's also at the bottom of auth/credit/contribution fluff in your example, which people would be expected to ignore.

> Because you can't read

I'm not arguing for more hand holding here, but saying the poster can't read is ironic. Reading is one part, comprehending is the other.

[SoftTalker]

How long have you been developing code for others to use?

Rule number one is that users don't read documentation.

[Daishiman]

You're not going to be making successful customer-facing software with that attitude.

[bardackx]

> Because you can't read

A lot of people can't, that is why vscode is so popular