Why hackers moved from VS Code to Herdr
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“personally switched from VS Code to herdr (with some custom plugins), and couldn't be happier.”falcor84, 2026-10-29original comment ↗
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VS Code vs Herdr
| VS Code | Herdr | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 8 | 4 |
| Hackers who criticize | 14 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 15 | 1 |
| Moved to it | 6 | 2 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of VS Code
“This is the reason why I switched from VSCode to nvim (AstroNvim to be specific).”Ronsenshi, 2026-06-28original comment ↗
“Recently ditched VSCODE completely and switched from development on local machine to remote "vps" cloud.”throwaway888abc, 2026-06-05original comment ↗
“I switched from VSCode to Zed, which has a helix mode built-in and it works very well.”16bitvoid, 2026-05-13original comment ↗
“using vscodium instead of vscode is again justified.”RandyOrion, 2026-05-03original comment ↗
“Multi-cursor was the first plugin I installed when I moved from VSCode to Vim”worksonmine, 2026-03-07original comment ↗
Praise for Herdr
“One of my favorite reasons for using herdr is what I'll call "everything is a pane".”Zambyte, 2026-10-30original comment ↗
“I use herdr a lot”ativzzz, 2026-10-29original comment ↗
“It's a great bit of software, the UI is focused on switching between multiple agents quickly.”hx8, 2026-08-06original comment ↗
Other moves from VS Code
Other moves to Herdr
- tmux → Herdr (1)