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GNU Emacs vs. Microsoft Visual Studio Code

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GNU Emacs

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AGNU Emacs is described as a free extensible and customizable text editor for the Lisp programming language.N/A

    Microsoft Visual Studio Code

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft offers Visual Studio Code, a text editor that supports code editing, debugging, IntelliSense syntax highlighting, and other features.

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    GNU EmacsMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    GNU EmacsMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
    Considered Both Products
    Open Source
    Chose GNU Emacs
    Of course, Vim is a good contender for comparison as well, so I'll include it. I find Emacs much easier to learn, which will help speed up productivity for newer users. It seems much faster than VIM and VSCode, especially under load. It's highly highly customizable, in ways …
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    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Visual Studio Code
    When you start using [Microsoft Visual Studio Code], it lands more on the "text editor" side of the spectrum, akin to Vim/Emacs/Sublime. Aligned with this, it's fast and easy to install and setup, and competes with the best of them as a great general purpose tool. But then it …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Visual Studio Code
    As I explained above, definitely switch to VSCode unless you are heavily invested/comfortable with the alternatives, in which case it may not be worth it for now. Vim users may differ, but did I mention VSCode also has a highly integrated and mature Vim plugin? I used to be a Vi…
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    User Ratings
    GNU EmacsMicrosoft Visual Studio Code
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    8.5
    (90 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    9.7
    (23 ratings)