VS Code feels less

So I decided to move from PHPStorm to VS Code, because 2 PHPStorm reasons:

* PHPStorm Laravel Idea is a paid plugin :( Yes I know 30 days for free. I've been doing that for years now.
* PHPStorm is slow, bulky and takes a lot of Memory.




and several, but not limited to, VS Code reasons:

* It's fast.
* You can spawn cursors w/o switching to some column mode.
* Template shortcuts like "nav.w-full.bg-ping-600".
* Developers tend to use it and if I see video explaining or showing examples, nice to see the same editor.
* A lot of customization and tuning is possible.




How it's going you might ask?



Not easy. It's a nightmare some would say.

* I had to google and install a lot of Extensions. Then I had to deal with errors from said Extensions. Uninstall some of them. Then maybe install a couple back. I uninstalled a pack extensions and that removed all said extensions. I still don't know if I have all Laravel/Vue extensions and if I might need to change them later because of a different project... So many unknowns, where's the PHPStorm you just install and use. That's it.
* Quick fix is not working. Even after installing Volar, ESLint or Laravel extensions and going through all the settings the OpenAI suggested. Not Vuejs, not Laravel quick fix is working. Insane.
* In VSCode/Laravel project you can move or rename a file and nothing will be updated.
* I'm missing a PHPStorm panel where you could double-tap a ctrl and have a list of commands to execute in the terminal.
* VSCode does not have scratch files. Installed an Extensions. That doesn't work either.
* Missing the Laravel Idea make form for Models, Controllers, etc. I now have to either answer a lot of questions from Command Palette or run it manually from the terminal.
* If I ctrl-click "UserController@update" from the terminal, that doesn't work either. I have to delete the @\update to open the UserController.php file.
* PHPStorm has a very nice open modal: Open Class, Open fiile, actions, etc. I can't open a PHP class in VSCode.
* PHPStorm has a Local History modal, where I can go back in time while editing file and maybe re-do something or copy old code.
* I think I forgot a couple issues while writing this but I will end this rant by saying PHPStorm had all configurations in one place. I could configure and run php serve, npm dev, debug, etc all in 1 place. VSCode depends on extensions and whether they add commands to Command Palette.




Atm bootstrapping a full-stack developer to a VSCode feels challenging. Not to mention there's people who won't bother going through configuration or troubleshooting for VSCode. They would simply install PHPStorm and start using it. That's my friend. He's an iphone user. submitted by /u/darknmy
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