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Devs sound alarm after Microsoft subtracts C/C++ extension from VS Code forks (www.theregister.com)
submitted 1 month ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/programming@programming.dev
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[–] vermaterc@lemmy.ml 182 points 1 month ago (28 children)

A few things to point out:

  • Microsoft created this extension and pays money to develop it
  • Despite that, they give it to programmers for free. It is still free of charge.
  • They explicitly said that using it outside of their products is forbidden (according to article: at least 5 years ago), they just didn't enforce it
  • Someone (here: Cursor developers), despite that, used it in their products and started to make money from it

What exactly are you mad at? When will programming community finally understand that Microsoft is not a non-profit company and its primary purpose is to make money?

[–] PokerChips@programming.dev 11 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Because a .vscode still pollute most open source projects. It"s annoying that they get people hooked on it that could use better tools instead.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Better tools such as...?

[–] PokerChips@programming.dev 0 points 1 month ago

Neovim plus tmux.

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