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However silly it is, I've always hated the aesthetics of VS Code. I know it's themeable but despite that the overall look and feel just isn't right on MacOS or Linux. That side bar drives me crazy.

I find that out-of-the-box Zed is much prettier and feels more native than VS Code. But for a tool that we spend hours using each day, how it looks and makes you feel really matters.

I am enjoying experimenting with Zed. I have kept my extensions and configuration to a minimum which is a refreshing change compared to the cluster that my VSCode installation has become.

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The first thing I do on any VS Code fresh install is to switch the sidebar to the right. Pure heresy for many people, I know. But I want my eyes to naturally land on code, not on a file tree.

Same here! Also, when it’s on the right toggling it doesn’t move the code panes left and right.

Its actually pretty obvious advantage if you are often ctrl+b hide sidebar because instead of jarringly moving start of the line you are revealing code without moving it.

Same. It also mean when toggling the bar what moves is the bar not the code.

The activity bar is the worst. Luckily you can move it and make it smaller.

  "workbench.activityBar.location": "top",

Just in case might as well try these..

  "editor.fontFamily": "'Monaspace Neon', monospace",
  "editor.fontLigatures": "'calt'",
  "workbench.iconTheme": "vs-minimal",
  "workbench.colorTheme": "GitHub Light",

  "window.commandCenter": false,
  "window.customTitleBarVisibility": "auto",
  "window.titleBarStyle": "custom",

> However silly it is, I've always hated the aesthetics of VS Code.

Thank god I'm not alone. Besides being unsightly, it also looks like a toy.

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