| ▲ | neuroelectron 6 days ago |
| VSCode is extremely unsafe and you should only use it in a managed, corporate environment where breaches aren't your problem. This goes with any fork, as well. |
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| ▲ | CaliforniaKarl 6 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| If you signed a Nondisclosure agreement with your employer, and you use—without approval—a tool that sends telemetry, you may be liable for a breach of the NDA. |
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| ▲ | dns_snek 6 days ago | parent | next [-] | | I've never seen an NDA that would have clauses like that, and every job I've had required signing one. Do you have any examples? | |
| ▲ | neuroelectron 6 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | Exactly, which is why you're using the tools provided for you in a managed corporate environment. :/ |
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| ▲ | shortrounddev2 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Unsafe because of telemetry or unsafe because of the plugin ecosystem? |
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| ▲ | dotancohen 6 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| What should I be reading to know more about this? I am considering a move from Jetbrain's products to VS Code. |
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| ▲ | cyberpunk 6 days ago | parent | next [-] | | I tried this move once and lasted three days. Opening IDEA after those three days was the same kind of feeling I imagine you’d get when you take off a too tight pair of shoes you’ve been trying to run a marathon in. ymmv, of course, but for $dayjob I can’t even be arsed trying anything else at this point, it’s so ingrained I doubt it’ll be worth the effort switching. | |
| ▲ | firesteelrain 6 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | If you are US and trust US products then consider moving away from Jetbrains to VS Code |
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