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Ask HN: Do you feel more productive with an IDE compared to Vim/Emacs?

3 points by cochne ↗ HN
I've been using Vim for all my development for about 3 years. It serves its purpose and it's a pleasure to use. However I see a lot of people really love IDEs like VSCode. So for the people who have tried both and IDE and pure Vim/Emacs development, do you feel the IDE has made you more productive?

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rmurri
Yes and No. They are not mutually exclusive.

I find that generally I'm much more productive in Emacs, so I use it most of the time. But I reach for the IDE when it makes sense.