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Will using VSCodium instead of VSCode give me any large advantages? (self.privacy)

submitted 1 year ago by tester1121 to c/[email protected]

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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)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Well, the scale of advantage depends on how much do you value your privacy :)

In other aspects VSCodium and VSCode are pretty much the same (except a couple of niche features). And neither of them is an IDE (not to be confused with M$ Visual Studio, which is a paid IDE with all compilers, debuggers etc. included).

But you can alter both of them to the state of IDE using plugins. VSCodium might require a small extra step that is enabling VSCode Plugin Marketplace, if you need some proprietary extensions, that's all.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s): https://piped.video/rSPpf1zjHG4?t=206

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source, check me out at GitHub.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Visual studio is free for indy Devs and small companies.