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No, but some people have to try. You are not mainstream, but the amount of people who think vscode is a lightweight and stable editor is slightly painful. Working every day with 100s of people seeing them killing/restarting is some sign we generally just gave up. Taking the current low bar as 'good enough' (or even great as some people seem to think it is) is definitely not a good think imho.


When I ask why something isn't working with typescript in vscode at work people recommend restarting the language server with a keybind.

I'd send them a table flip emoji but im pretty sure they wouldn't get it, they legitimately think they're giving me good helpful advice.

They simply don't understand that if you need to restart something, said something is fucking broken.


Having to restart the language server is surely a disadvantage, but why make it be a dealbreaker? Maybe they see it as a cost worth paying?


Obviously it's a price worth paying but it should not be needed. MS could trivially collect these issues and fix them but they don't, people tolerate crappy software, the cost of bad software gets externalised not on the producer but amortised over many, many users, they tolerate it,the temperature goes up and the frog boils. If you put up with shit software, guess what you're going to get.


Doesn't help a common fix for node is `rm -rf node_modules`.

Yikes, your fix for your software is just delete it and start over? What is so leaky about the build process.


Its crap software, I can use the vim version just fine, no restarts, no problem.

Aside from that, I don't need typescript, its being forced on me.

I do want typescript, because it has advantages.

A frustratingly broken workflow is far too high of a cost to pay though.




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