I wish I could but the Windows version of Emacs sucks ass.
the new job was using a language where the source code was in a database of sorts. really fussy about how to handle the code. using external tools was a huge nono.
two jobs later i find myself working with msvs and vscode and eventually realize those are THE WORST tools in existence. well, if you disregard that stuff from earlier...
i returned to emacs, had a hard look at my choices and settled for cygwin. it has its own flaws, but emacs is not one of them <3
now i just need to learn how to use gdb to get rid of msvs for gud xD
I use vscode as my primary editor
thats actually my reason for switching away from vscode as im mostly working on machines without a discrete gpu AND utilize the gpu in my projects.. i cant have my code editor use 30% of gpu just to scroll text up and down (without any plugins installed) it's just silly XD
look, you go and support apple, and thats fine, but i really dont see the point in choosing hardware that is looking at locking its users in somehow.
oh and one more thing:
i assure you, this computer is more than good enough for browsing websites and do whatever you would do as a regular user... idk how you came to the conclusion it was otherwise.
it's not even the case that vscode makes anything slow here, there is no ditch in performance, everything is smooth as butter, i simply report the GPU spiking up to 30% whenever i make vscode scroll text.
are you telling me this is acceptable when i can just as well use a mightier software tool that doesnt utilize the gpu at all?
on another note: how is it be acceptable to anybody to poop a browser into every other new app? element, discord, vscode, you name it, it has electron or whatever in it. i prefer versatile tools over simple ones just like the next person, but i know for a fact: we can have that without all the blingblong.
ok, NOW im done with this
If a tool runs poorly on commodity hardware the solution isn't "get better hardware," but "improve the tool."
...okay, unless the tool absolutely requires specialized capabilities, like a neural network which needs a dedicated GPU for number crunching.
if apple ever becomes a beacon of openness, transparency and sustainability: sign me up for the newsletter. i'll even consider their ridiculous pricetags if apple became comparable to, let's say MNT.
in the meantime im considering to switch my personal laptop over from a T220 to a mnt reform
why do you imagine just saying the windows version of emacs sucks should bring emacs brand ambassadors to you to make their argument for emacs?
it's very odd.
So, if people who want to use Windows don't become Emacs users -- I couldn't care less. I don't want these people to swamp the developers with requests to add mouse-based navigation or modal windows. Being few years a dad, I discovered that in situations that don't endanger my son's help, it's more expedient to let him make his own mistakes, if he really wants to, but it doesn't work if I try to pretend that his bad ideas are equally valid as good ideas. In other words, if people want to use Windows, they should be told they are doing something stupid, but they shouldn't be strong-handed out of it.