# Code Editors **URL:** https://forum.devtalk.com/c/general-developer-forum/code-editors/197.md [Latest](https://forum.devtalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.devtalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.devtalk.com/tags.md) --- ## [Poll: Which code editor do you use?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/poll-which-code-editor-do-you-use/3074)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [5 September 2025 00:52 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/poll-which-code-editor-do-you-use/3074 "2025-09-05T00:52:19Z")
You might be thinking we should just ask who’s not using VSCode :joy: however there are some new additions in the space that might give VSCode a run for its money! Mainly, Brackets (from Adobe) and Codespaces (in-browser… --- ## [Is anyone using the Cursor (VS Code + GPT4) editor? Or GPT-4 alone as "intelligent" coding companion?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/is-anyone-using-the-cursor-vs-code-gpt4-editor-or-gpt-4-alone-as-intelligent-coding-companion/143369)
**Author:** [@malloryerik](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/malloryerik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [22 December 2024 21:40 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/is-anyone-using-the-cursor-vs-code-gpt4-editor-or-gpt-4-alone-as-intelligent-coding-companion/143369 "2024-12-22T21:40:19Z")
I’m trying it out tonight. Any tips or experiences? I’ve actually had quite a bit of success with chatting with GPT-4, at least until it goes off the rails… I’ll post some experiences with Cursor here. Edit: There’… --- ## [Code completion in Visual Studio code for YAML files](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/code-completion-in-visual-studio-code-for-yaml-files/168872)
**Author:** [@dqops](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/dqops)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [5 September 2024 03:13 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/code-completion-in-visual-studio-code-for-yaml-files/168872 "2024-09-05T03:13:32Z")
If you are making your own formats of YAML files, you may like the article that we wrote showing how to make Visual Studio Code and a few other text editors to recognize a YAML file schema and support code competition. … --- ## [Onivim 2 Code Editor](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/onivim-2-code-editor/3999)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [15 May 2023 06:49 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/onivim-2-code-editor/3999 "2023-05-15T06:49:40Z")
Thanks to @foxtrottwist’s and @Tomas’s posts in this thread: Poll: Which code editor do you use? I bought Onivim! :nerd\_face: https://onivim.io/assets/images/editor.png I’m liking what the Onivim team has done so far a… --- ## [Declaring length in sql server](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/declaring-length-in-sql-server/75619)
**Author:** [@sona11](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/sona11)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 September 2022 06:48 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/declaring-length-in-sql-server/75619 "2022-09-27T06:48:03Z")
I want to declare max of length in case condition i.e 7 but getting a syntax error near select in this code. DECLARE @SQ Int(MAX) SELECT @SQ= MAX(LEN(FIRST\_NAME)) FROM #table SELECT @SQ -- 7 DROP TABLE #T SELECT CAS… --- ## [Lapce – Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/lapce-lightning-fast-and-powerful-code-editor/45513)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [28 March 2022 20:21 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/lapce-lightning-fast-and-powerful-code-editor/45513 "2022-03-28T20:21:15Z")
A modern open source code editor in Rust Native GUI and Rust powered performance, we as developers know what you need for an essential tool like a code editor. Write code with joy in Lapce. Lightning fast Native GUI wi… --- ## [Nova by Panic - code editor for Mac](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/nova-by-panic-code-editor-for-mac/37818)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [17 March 2022 21:47 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/nova-by-panic-code-editor-for-mac/37818 "2022-03-17T21:47:57Z")
Nova. The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic. Read in full here: This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers. --- ## [Vim And Emacs Are The Most Important Skills You Should Learn](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/vim-and-emacs-are-the-most-important-skills-you-should-learn/42502)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [2 March 2022 01:21 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/vim-and-emacs-are-the-most-important-skills-you-should-learn/42502 "2022-03-02T01:21:51Z")
This was interesting: He’s definitely more of an Emacs fan (which is fine) and the thing I found interesting is how you work with remote servers - on Vim you don’t, you use the terminal to SSH into a remot… --- ## [Neovide - a Neovim Client in Rust](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/neovide-a-neovim-client-in-rust/41706)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [22 February 2022 04:24 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/neovide-a-neovim-client-in-rust/41706 "2022-02-22T04:24:58Z")
Anyone seen Neovide? Looks pretty neat! This is a simple graphical user interface for Neovim (an aggressively refactored and updated Vim editor). Where possible there are some graphical improvements, but functionally i… --- ## [Doom-Emacs: Can't find emacs in your PATH](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/doom-emacs-cant-find-emacs-in-your-path/39137)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 February 2022 00:32 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/doom-emacs-cant-find-emacs-in-your-path/39137 "2022-02-04T00:32:03Z")
If you get Can't find emacs in your PATH when trying to install Doom Emacs on your Mac you… just… need to install Emacs first! :lol: brew install emacs OR if you want to use the Emacs Plus homebrew formula: Emacs Plu… --- ## [What is your experience with Github Copilot?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/what-is-your-experience-with-github-copilot/13667)
**Author:** [@DevotionGeo](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/DevotionGeo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [29 December 2021 22:05 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/what-is-your-experience-with-github-copilot/13667 "2021-12-29T22:05:45Z")
I installed Github Copilot (VS Code extension) and signed up for the technical preview three days ago. Yesterday I got the invitation, and the extension started working. I tried it with Erlang and it understands Erlang. … --- ## [Which Editor Is Best?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/which-editor-is-best/12435)
**Author:** [@XSukhpreet](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/XSukhpreet)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [31 October 2021 12:36 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/which-editor-is-best/12435 "2021-10-31T12:36:48Z")
I think for now VsCode is getting very much goody at developer side, even thou sublime text 4 is faster . But if Onivim take these two and combine their goodie then it will be the best . --- ## [Neorg: Neovim 0.5’s answer to modern life organization](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/neorg-neovim-0-5-s-answer-to-modern-life-organization/13186)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [15 July 2021 16:29 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/neorg-neovim-0-5-s-answer-to-modern-life-organization/13186 "2021-07-15T16:29:30Z")
Neorg is a tool designed to reimagine organization as you know it. Neo - new, org - organization. Grab some coffee, start writing some notes, let your editor handle the rest. Why do we need Neorg? There are currently p… --- ## [Is Onivim a good candidate for Elixir development?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/is-onivim-a-good-candidate-for-elixir-development/12683)
**Author:** [@Maartz](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/Maartz)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [15 July 2021 06:21 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/is-onivim-a-good-candidate-for-elixir-development/12683 "2021-07-15T06:21:27Z")
Is Onivim a good candidate for Elixir development ? For the moment I use, based on my mood – I guess, a combination of VSCode and LunarVim. It’s very good and the Elixir support is great. Even if the Cmd + Click on a m… --- ## [New user to Onivim, getting started is not easy](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/new-user-to-onivim-getting-started-is-not-easy/12177)
**Author:** [@nirg](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/nirg)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [11 July 2021 06:15 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/new-user-to-onivim-getting-started-is-not-easy/12177 "2021-07-11T06:15:42Z")
So, I actually got my Onivim License Key a while back. Am a Vim user for about 4 years. For me it was never ready enough for getting actual work done. I have now decided to try and give it a try again. I am strugglin… --- ## [Vim is actually worth it](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/vim-is-actually-worth-it/12609)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [11 July 2021 00:17 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/vim-is-actually-worth-it/12609 "2021-07-11T00:17:25Z")
This is neither an in-depth article about advanced vim features nor is it an ideology-inducing primer on why the oh-so-powerful god of editors is such a great monarch. This is just my experience discovering vim after us… --- ## [How to set up Neovim 0.5 + Modern plugins (LSP, Treesitter, Fuzzy finder, etc)](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-to-set-up-neovim-0-5-modern-plugins-lsp-treesitter-fuzzy-finder-etc/11496)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [3 July 2021 08:24 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/how-to-set-up-neovim-0-5-modern-plugins-lsp-treesitter-fuzzy-finder-etc/11496 "2021-07-03T08:24:57Z")
Hi, it’s Takuya. I use Neovim to develop my app called Inkdrop. Recently, I’ve got some updates for my Neovim setup since I’ve published last year. Neovim 0.5, which is nightly at the moment, comes with cool new improve… --- ## [Magit 3.0 - A Git interface inside Emacs](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/magit-3-0-a-git-interface-inside-emacs/9989)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [30 June 2021 19:02 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/magit-3-0-a-git-interface-inside-emacs/9989 "2021-06-30T19:02:00Z")
It’s Magit! A Git interface inside Emacs Magit is a text-based Git user interface that puts an unmatched focus on streamlining workflows. Commands are invoked using short mnemonic key sequences that take the cursor’s po… --- ## [What's in your .vimrc file?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/whats-in-your-vimrc-file/5007)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [28 May 2021 21:30 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/whats-in-your-vimrc-file/5007 "2021-05-28T21:30:56Z")
Inspired by some of the comments in our https://forum.devtalk.com/t/your-vim-tips/4748 (in particular those by Mafinar and Hallski) …what’s in your .vimrc? \*If you’re using something like Janus, you’ll probably want to … --- ## [VSCodium - a community-driven, freely-licensed distribution of VSCode](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/vscodium-a-community-driven-freely-licensed-distribution-of-vscode/9358)
**Author:** [@OvermindDL1](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/OvermindDL1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [5 May 2021 11:49 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/vscodium-a-community-driven-freely-licensed-distribution-of-vscode/9358 "2021-05-05T11:49:34Z")
You want VSCodium from my understanding then, it is VSCode with the telemetry removed. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Dendron: a personal knowledge management tool on top of VSCode](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/dendron-a-personal-knowledge-management-tool-on-top-of-vscode/4083)
**Author:** [@DevotionGeo](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/DevotionGeo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [5 May 2021 11:45 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/dendron-a-personal-knowledge-management-tool-on-top-of-vscode/4083 "2021-05-05T11:45:28Z")
--- ## [Learn Vim Progressively](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/learn-vim-progressively/8850)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [21 April 2021 17:54 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/learn-vim-progressively/8850 "2021-04-21T17:54:55Z")
TL;DR: You want to teach yourself vim (the best text editor known to human kind) in the fastest way possible. This is my way of doing it. You start by learning the minimal to survive, then you integrate all the tricks s… --- ## [Doom Emacs](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/doom-emacs/7723)
**Author:** [@herminiotorres](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/herminiotorres)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [24 March 2021 18:06 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/doom-emacs/7723 "2021-03-24T18:06:44Z")
Someone where use Doom Emacs right now? I like to starting this topic to discuss it and learn a little bit more, not just only the emacs editor and the custom configurations most of the focus in the Elixir Language. I’m… --- ## [Learn vim using gifs](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/learn-vim-using-gifs/7862)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [14 March 2021 08:10 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/learn-vim-using-gifs/7862 "2021-03-14T08:10:20Z")
https://vimgifs-544mvq4w0-mraza007.vercel.app/ This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers. --- ## [Everything you need to know before try Emacs](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/everything-you-need-to-know-before-try-emacs/4527)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [8 March 2021 13:18 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/everything-you-need-to-know-before-try-emacs/4527 "2021-03-08T13:18:43Z")
What you need to know before try Emacs. When it comes to Emacs, every programmer should have heard its name more or less. After all, Emacs has nearly forty years of history. However, many users abandon Emacs before com… --- ## [Adobe will end support for Brackets on September 1, 2021](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/adobe-will-end-support-for-brackets-on-september-1-2021/7608)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [5 March 2021 19:16 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/adobe-will-end-support-for-brackets-on-september-1-2021/7608 "2021-03-05T19:16:54Z")
adobe/brackets. An open source code editor for the web, written in JavaScript, HTML and CSS. - adobe/brackets This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers. --- ## [What's your experience using Onivim?](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/whats-your-experience-using-onivim/7513)
**Author:** [@ankur](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/ankur)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [3 March 2021 16:15 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/whats-your-experience-using-onivim/7513 "2021-03-03T16:15:30Z")
I am thinking of switching to Onivim from VSCode Vim since VSCode Vim supports limited Vim features . Would like to hear from the current users of Onivim about their experience and would you advice switching to Onivim? --- ## [A Vim Guide for Advanced Users](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/a-vim-guide-for-advanced-users/7449)
**Author:** [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [1 March 2021 01:15 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/a-vim-guide-for-advanced-users/7449 "2021-03-01T01:15:14Z")
Welcome to the third part of this series aimed to help you unleash a power never seen on Earth using the Almighty Vim. If you don’t understand what’s happening in this article, I recommend you to read the previous ones … --- ## [Disassembly support like Visual Studio](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/disassembly-support-like-visual-studio/7458)
**Author:** [@ankur](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/ankur)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 February 2021 13:35 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/disassembly-support-like-visual-studio/7458 "2021-02-28T13:35:03Z")
Disassembly support, similar to what is there in Visual Studio, would be a great feature to have for low level programming (C, C++), and is something that’s been missing from VSCode. Is this feature on Onivim’s roadmap? --- ## [Your Vim Tips!](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/your-vim-tips/4748)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [28 January 2021 13:01 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/your-vim-tips/4748 "2021-01-28T13:01:33Z")
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