GoLand vs Visual Studio Code

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GoLand vs Visual Studio Code: What are the differences?

GoLand and Visual Studio Code are both popular integrated development environments (IDEs) used for programming. Here are the key differences that set them apart:

  1. Code Completion and Navigation: GoLand offers advanced code completion and navigation features specifically tailored for Go programming. It provides smarter suggestions and a smoother coding experience compared to Visual Studio Code.

  2. Refactoring Tools: GoLand has a wide range of built-in refactoring tools that make it easier to maintain and improve code quality. These tools automate common tasks like renaming symbols, extracting functions, and optimizing imports. Visual Studio Code, on the other hand, relies on extensions for refactoring capabilities.

  3. Debugger Functionality: GoLand has a powerful debugger with advanced features for breakpoints, variable tracking, and stepping through code. It offers a seamless debugging experience, including support for running tests with breakpoints. Visual Studio Code also has a debugger but may require additional extensions for certain debugging scenarios.

  4. Complete Go Development Environment: GoLand provides an all-in-one solution specifically designed for Go development. It comes bundled with integrated build tools, testing framework, and version control support. Visual Studio Code, while highly extensible, requires installing various extensions to achieve similar functionality.

  5. Integration with IDE Ecosystem: GoLand seamlessly integrates with other JetBrains IDEs, allowing developers to switch between languages and projects effortlessly. It shares a consistent user interface and keybindings with other JetBrains products. Visual Studio Code, on the other hand, is more versatile and supports a wider range of programming languages and frameworks.

  6. Learning Curve and Customization: GoLand is designed to be user-friendly and intuitive, making it easier for new users to get started. It offers extensive documentation and tutorials to help users learn quickly. Visual Studio Code, though user-friendly as well, has a steeper learning curve. However, it provides a high degree of customization through extensions, allowing users to tailor their IDE to their specific needs.

In summary, GoLand provides a more focused and comprehensive development environment with advanced code completion, refactoring tools, and debugging capabilities. Visual Studio Code, while offering versatility and customization options, requires additional extensions and may not have the same level of tailored support for Go programming.

Decisions about GoLand and Visual Studio Code
Kamaleshwar BN
Senior Software Engineer at Pulley · | 12 upvotes · 1.3M views

Visual Studio Code became famous over the past 3+ years I believe. The clean UI, easy to use UX and the plethora of integrations made it a very easy decision for us. Our gripe with Sublime was probably only the UX side. VSCode has not failed us till now, and still is able to support our development env without any significant effort.

Goland being paid, as well as built only for Go seemed like a significant limitation to not consider it.

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Simon Ibssa
Student at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo · | 2 upvotes · 1.2M views

I decided to choose VSCode over Sublime text for my Systems Programming class in C. What I love about VSCode is its awesome ability to add extensions. Intellisense is a beautiful debugger, and Remote SSH allows me to login and make real-time changes in VSCode to files on my university server. This is an awesome alternative to going back and forth on pushing/pulling code and logging into servers in the terminal. Great choice for anyone interested in C programming!

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Pros of GoLand
Pros of Visual Studio Code
  • 4
    Auto-completion that is fast and comprehensive
  • 4
    Refactoring is efficient and has a simple UI
  • 2
    Git interaction becomes very simple and fast
  • 339
    Powerful multilanguage IDE
  • 308
    Fast
  • 193
    Front-end develop out of the box
  • 158
    Support TypeScript IntelliSense
  • 142
    Very basic but free
  • 126
    Git integration
  • 106
    Intellisense
  • 78
    Faster than Atom
  • 53
    Better ui, easy plugins, and nice git integration
  • 45
    Great Refactoring Tools
  • 44
    Good Plugins
  • 42
    Terminal
  • 38
    Superb markdown support
  • 36
    Open Source
  • 34
    Extensions
  • 26
    Large & up-to-date extension community
  • 26
    Awesome UI
  • 24
    Powerful and fast
  • 22
    Portable
  • 18
    Best editor
  • 18
    Best code editor
  • 17
    Easy to get started with
  • 15
    Lots of extensions
  • 15
    Built on Electron
  • 15
    Crossplatform
  • 15
    Good for begginers
  • 14
    Extensions for everything
  • 14
    Open, cross-platform, fast, monthly updates
  • 14
    All Languages Support
  • 13
    Easy to use and learn
  • 12
    Extensible
  • 12
    "fast, stable & easy to use"
  • 11
    Totally customizable
  • 11
    Git out of the box
  • 11
    Faster edit for slow computer
  • 11
    Ui design is great
  • 11
    Useful for begginer
  • 10
    Great community
  • 10
    SSH support
  • 10
    Fast Startup
  • 9
    It has terminal and there are lots of shortcuts in it
  • 9
    Powerful Debugger
  • 9
    Great language support
  • 9
    Works With Almost EveryThing You Need
  • 8
    Python extension is fast
  • 8
    Can compile and run .py files
  • 7
    Great document formater
  • 7
    Features rich
  • 6
    He is not Michael
  • 6
    Awesome multi cursor support
  • 6
    Extension Echosystem
  • 6
    She is not Rachel
  • 5
    Language server client
  • 5
    Easy azure
  • 5
    SFTP Workspace
  • 5
    VSCode.pro Course makes it easy to learn
  • 5
    Very proffesional
  • 4
    Supports lots of operating systems
  • 4
    Has better support and more extentions for debugging
  • 4
    Excellent as git difftool and mergetool
  • 4
    Virtualenv integration
  • 3
    Has more than enough languages for any developer
  • 3
    Better autocompletes than Atom
  • 3
    Emmet preinstalled
  • 3
    'batteries included'
  • 3
    More tools to integrate with vs
  • 2
    VS Code Server: Browser version of VS Code
  • 2
    Big extension marketplace
  • 2
    Customizable
  • 2
    Microsoft
  • 2
    Light
  • 2
    Fast and ruby is built right in
  • 2
    CMake support with autocomplete

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Cons of GoLand
Cons of Visual Studio Code
  • 2
    Not free
  • 46
    Slow startup
  • 29
    Resource hog at times
  • 20
    Poor refactoring
  • 16
    Microsoft
  • 13
    Poor UI Designer
  • 11
    Weak Ui design tools
  • 10
    Poor autocomplete
  • 8
    Super Slow
  • 8
    Microsoft sends telemetry data
  • 7
    Poor in PHP
  • 7
    Huge cpu usage with few installed extension
  • 6
    It's MicroSoft
  • 3
    No built in live Preview
  • 3
    No Built in Browser Preview
  • 3
    Poor in Python
  • 3
    Electron
  • 3
    No color Intergrator
  • 3
    Very basic for java development and buggy at times
  • 2
    Powered by Electron
  • 2
    Bad Plugin Architecture
  • 1
    Terminal does not identify path vars sometimes
  • 1
    Slow C++ Language Server

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