Why hackers moved from Visual Studio to Vim
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“Playing this felt like when I first switched from Visual Studio to Vim.”lasgawe, 2026-03-20original comment ↗
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Visual Studio vs Vim
| Visual Studio | Vim | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 1 | 4 |
| Hackers who criticize | 1 | 2 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 6 |
| Moved to it | 1 | 3 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Visual Studio
No further criticism of Visual Studio captured yet.
Praise for Vim
“I'm glad I suffered a bit with Linux it taught me vim and resilience and using the command line / shell”bsergean, 2026-09-15original comment ↗
“Macros, and I love it everytime I get to use them.”worksonmine, 2026-03-07original comment ↗
“Switched from VS Code to Vim.”dawidg81, 2026-02-01original comment ↗
Other moves from Visual Studio
Other moves to Vim
- VS Code → Vim (2)