Developer says goodbye to VSCode after reassessing old habits in the AI era
jamestagg · x · 2026-09-12
Developer dangreenheck published "Goodbye, VSCode," reflecting on how working with AI made him continually reassess which of his habits were ego-driven versus genuinely useful effort — leading him to finally abandon VSCode and rethink his toolchain and workflow.
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