While I understand the lack of proper open source alternatives for some software like AutoCAD and After Effects, it always felt weird that the best IDEs/Text Editors are made by big corporations, because you know, these are the tools programmers use.

I tried vim/neovim, which I enjoy using, but I've come to prefer visual editors instead of text based. Kate looks promising, and I'm willing to contribute to it in my free time, but it just has that "amateurish" feel to it that I can't explain.

Anyone aware of other alternatives?

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[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

Huh, TIL. I never even considered it being paid, because you can't really compete with VS Code with a paid product. If you don't mind paid products, chances are you're already using some of JetBrains IDEs because they are simply miles ahead. Fleet being paid just doesn't make sense. Well, we'll see what they come up with.