Editor better than VSCode

Finding a VSCode alternative

I haven't found a code editor that's better than VSCode. It's kinda sad.

On one side, VSCode provides everything I need:

It makes me happy.

On the other side, being based on Electron means it requires a good computer (yes, I do have one - but still).

Still, it encourages me to look for an alternative. Here are some I've tried:

Sublime Text

It's close to winning me over: lightweight, with good code completion and snippets, and no need for manual configuration.

...Except for extension and terminal support. They're not good enough.

For the terminal, I want tab and split view support - not in full screen, but in their own section!

What I want is something like this:

Visual Studio Code's terminal, with one terminal splitted into two seperate view
Figure: Visual Studio Code's terminal, with one terminal split into two seperate views.

Well, I can use an external terminal, but switching between two seperate windows takes more mental effort than having it integrated into the code editor.

And I tried to use tmux, but it didn't work.

Sad. Sublime Text is a nice editor, but it's not enough for my needs.

Zed Editor

I was drawn to this editor because it's written in Rust. Nice.

Code completion? Decent.
Snippets? Well, HTML snippets are missing, and the LSP server isn't enough.
Terminal? Good enough.

It could have been my next code editor - if only it provided snippets out of the box. But no.

Other?

Many of them either missing crucial features I want, or simply not suited

Spending time

I could have spent my time configuring (Neo)Vim to suit my needs and living in the terminal. But again, I don't have time for that.

My life isn't just programming - it's also gaming, enjoying music, chatting with friends, observing life, thinking, etc. - and these things change how I spend time with myself and with others.

These code editors are interesting, after all. But they don't suit me.

Maybe I'm just so used to VSCode that I've grown demanding.

But VSCode continues to serve me well. And that's what matter.

Until next time.