Why You Should Avoid VSCode - A Critical Analysis of Development Tools

Explore a thought-provoking PyCon South Africa conference talk that challenges the widespread adoption of Visual Studio Code in software development. Learn about the technical limitations of VSCode, particularly on less powerful hardware, and understand why certain highly useful features are not actually open source. Discover how this popular editor, used by 73% of developers according to 2023 StackOverflow survey data, might have potential drawbacks for the broader development ecosystem. Examine alternative free and open source development tools, with practical demonstrations of various options that can effectively replace VSCode in Python development workflows. Gain insights into making informed choices about development environments that align with open source principles and support the sustainability of the programming ecosystem.