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Sublime Text could have been perfect, it uses python and it is hot-reloadable, but the API is limited, you can't extend the interface _at all_, want tabs in the build/task panel? nope, want to customize your status bar with clickeable elements? nope

VSCode is a joke, you can't use javascript, worse, you need to compile your scripts, and you need to restart the editor whenever you change your "scripts"

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> VSCode is a joke, you can't use javascript, worse, you need to compile your scripts, and you need to restart the editor whenever you change your "scripts"

You can use Javascript, you don’t need to compile your scripts if you do you javascript, and you don’t need to restart the editor when you change your scripts. You do have to restart the extension host, but that’s not the same thing.

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