I used to use Atom as my primary code editor, and it was really easy to disable telemetry in it (just two clicks). Now that Atom is no longer supported, I decided on using VSCode or VSCodium. However, I don’t really know which one to choose.

  • How much privacy am I losing? I also use Pycharm for Python most of the time, so I am wondering which would be the less privacy invasive one.
  • I also heard that VSCode still sends telemetry, is that true (in the sense that it is sending more than a “no telemetry” flag)?
  • Also, is it possible to make vscode.dev run without telemetry?
  • Will VSCodium support C++ and CMake with compilation, or will I need to use VSCode for that?

(I know there is a “Code - OSS”, but I just need to know about VSCode and VSCodium)

  • Gamey@feddit.rocks
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    1 year ago

    That must be lies, Microsoft promised they would continue to support Atom so that must be true!

  • KDE@monyet.cc
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    1 year ago

    vscodium just works for me , its just like vscode removing telemetry

  • Cam@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not much to gain except more privacy and fully open source. A downside is there are less extensions available since it gets extensions from Open VSX Registry. Also there are extensions out there that are not good for privacy.

    I still think VSCodium is worth it however.

    • movie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      You can use the official extension repo with vscodium. You just have to edit the editors file accordingly. I dont have the link right now, but it should be easy to find.