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Users point to VSCodium as AI-free VS Code alternative
Original: Everyone here probably already knows this… but you don’t have to use Microsoft VS Code with all its embedded # AI and #
Developers are reminding each other that Microsoft's VS Code is not the only option for coding. A widely shared post argues people don't have to accept the AI and agentic features Microsoft has built into VS Code, pointing instead to VSCodium, a free, open-source build of the same editor without any AI, available for Windows, Mac and Linux. The message is resonating with users frustrated by AI being added to their tools by default.
Why now: Frustration is growing over AI features being embedded by default in Microsoft's VS Code editor.
Evidence
- Everyone here probably already knows this… but you don’t have to use Microsoft VS Code with all its embedded # AI and # AgenticAI bull shit. VSCodium is the exact same thing, but with no AI at all. Plus, it’s free and # opensource for Windows, Mac, and Linux. If you use brew… · scottwilson@infosec.exchange · 9
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