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It is October 13, 2022, and you're watching the code report.
Yesterday, JetBrains announced the preview release of Fleet, the long awaited IDE that's been dubbed the Versus Code killer.
JetBrains has an impeccable record when it comes to building IDE's with IntelliJ for Java, WebStorm for a script, PyCharm for Python, and so on.
If anybody's going to build a next generation IDE to compete with Versus Code, it's JetBrains.
Let's find out if Fleet Beats These High Expectations.
One of the main reasons Versus Code is so popular is that it's free.
Fleet is also free currently, but appears it will be a paid product in the future.
To install it, you need to download JetBrains toolbox where you pick and choose the different programs that you want to download through this app.
That's a pretty big turn off for something I what expect to be a lightweight download.
Speaking of which, one of the main criticisms of Versus Code is that it's a big fat memory hog built with Electron.
Now I don't condone fat shaming, and I'm proud to use the big and beautiful Versus Code, but was kind of shocked at the amount of memory that Fleet was using.
I have Fleet and Versus Code it open up on the same project.
Versus Code is using about 750 megabytes, while Fleet is using almost 3 gigabytes.
They both require a lot of CPU when you're actually editing, but I was very surprised at the memory footprint here and checked with some friends on Discord to make sure that I wasn't the only one.
Anyone on Windows reported more memory usage, but on Linux, it appears to be smaller.
According to InfoWorld, it's mainly written in Kotlin, and the front end UI uses Skia with Rust being used in places as well.
Hopefully, we get a ton of crazy features in exchange for this memory.
Let's find out.
First of all, I like the overall UI.
It's minimal and approachable in contrast to other JetBrains products, which tend to be pretty complex.
I really like its Git and get history panels, and it also supports Docker out of the box.
The actual text editing experience is pretty nice, and has this next gen feature called find that allows you to search for text within a file.
This is really powerful when you need to find something, but don't know where it is, because find will search for something and then let you know when it's Found.
But what makes Spleet different than anything else on the market is something called smart mode.
When you first open it, it just works like a regular text editor.
However, at the top here, you'll notice a button to enable smart mode.
When you click it, it turns the editor into a full blown IDE with features like autocomplete, refactoring, and so 1.
These features require a lot more overhead because it has to index the entire project, so it's cool to have the option to opt in only as needed.
It's kind of like a hybrid between a lightweight text editor and a full blown IDE.
Although, it appears to take a long time, like, maybe over a minute to index a project.
You can so get full IDE features and Versus Code through plugins, but with Smart Mode, it all just kind of happens automatically.
Currently, not everything is supported.
As you can see here, I have a Svelte a project which isn't supported, which means no syntax highlighting, autocomplete, or anything.
Maybe someone will create a Svelte plug in in the future, but currently that's not possible in preview, because currently there's no API to extend fleet with plugins.
However, that is guaranteed to be a thing in the future.
That'll be pretty essential, because right now there's only 4 themes to choose from, and Versus Code users are more concerned about how the editor looks when someone is spying on their laptop at Starbucks then any actual IntelliSense coding features.
Overall, I think Fleet has a ton of potential, but it's definitely not a Versus Code killer, and I'm not even sure that's what JetBrains is going for.
A paid product will never challenge Versus Code.
Independent developers are just way too poor and cheap, especially with today's CPI print, which was once again worse than expected.
I think the big innovation here is that you can move indexing to a remote space, which seems like it would be most appealing to large remote teams where great IntelliSense could be achieved on any language across multiple projects.
But if you wanna be a real alpha like the Primagen or David Goggins, you should use Vim.
I wanna see that guy Who immersed himself in fucking hell.
And he thought about quitting and leaving and and his wife and his kids and why am I here?
Is this is it worth it?
All this crazy shit.
The way I do it is I open up my terminal, type in Vim, then zoom out the camera a little bit, then take advantage of Versus Code while Vim is running, and now my mom can probably say her son uses Vim.
This has been the code report.
Thanks for watching, and I will see you in the next one.

Speaker 0: It is October 13, 2022, and you're watching the code report. Yesterday, JetBrains announced the preview release of Fleet, the long awaited IDE that's been dubbed the Versus Code killer. JetBrains has an impeccable record when it comes to building IDE's with IntelliJ for Java, WebStorm for a script, PyCharm for Python, and so on. If anybody's going to build a next generation IDE to compete with Versus Code, it's JetBrains. Let's find out if Fleet Beats These High Expectations.

One of the main reasons Versus Code is so popular is that it's free. Fleet is also free currently, but appears it will be a paid product in the future. To install it, you need to download JetBrains toolbox where you pick and choose the different programs that you want to download through this app. That's a pretty big turn off for something I what expect to be a lightweight download. Speaking of which, one of the main criticisms of Versus Code is that it's a big fat memory hog built with Electron.

Now I don't condone fat shaming, and I'm proud to use the big and beautiful Versus Code, but was kind of shocked at the amount of memory that Fleet was using. I have Fleet and Versus Code it open up on the same project. Versus Code is using about 750 megabytes, while Fleet is using almost 3 gigabytes. They both require a lot of CPU when you're actually editing, but I was very surprised at the memory footprint here and checked with some friends on Discord to make sure that I wasn't the only one. Anyone on Windows reported more memory usage, but on Linux, it appears to be smaller.

According to InfoWorld, it's mainly written in Kotlin, and the front end UI uses Skia with Rust being used in places as well. Hopefully, we get a ton of crazy features in exchange for this memory. Let's find out. First of all, I like the overall UI. It's minimal and approachable in contrast to other JetBrains products, which tend to be pretty complex.

I really like its Git and get history panels, and it also supports Docker out of the box. The actual text editing experience is pretty nice, and has this next gen feature called find that allows you to search for text within a file. This is really powerful when you need to find something, but don't know where it is, because find will search for something and then let you know when it's Found. But what makes Spleet different than anything else on the market is something called smart mode. When you first open it, it just works like a regular text editor.

However, at the top here, you'll notice a button to enable smart mode. When you click it, it turns the editor into a full blown IDE with features like autocomplete, refactoring, and so 1. These features require a lot more overhead because it has to index the entire project, so it's cool to have the option to opt in only as needed. It's kind of like a hybrid between a lightweight text editor and a full blown IDE. Although, it appears to take a long time, like, maybe over a minute to index a project.

You can so get full IDE features and Versus Code through plugins, but with Smart Mode, it all just kind of happens automatically. Currently, not everything is supported. As you can see here, I have a Svelte a project which isn't supported, which means no syntax highlighting, autocomplete, or anything. Maybe someone will create a Svelte plug in in the future, but currently that's not possible in preview, because currently there's no API to extend fleet with plugins. However, that is guaranteed to be a thing in the future.

That'll be pretty essential, because right now there's only 4 themes to choose from, and Versus Code users are more concerned about how the editor looks when someone is spying on their laptop at Starbucks then any actual IntelliSense coding features. Overall, I think Fleet has a ton of potential, but it's definitely not a Versus Code killer, and I'm not even sure that's what JetBrains is going for. A paid product will never challenge Versus Code. Independent developers are just way too poor and cheap, especially with today's CPI print, which was once again worse than expected. I think the big innovation here is that you can move indexing to a remote space, which seems like it would be most appealing to large remote teams where great IntelliSense could be achieved on any language across multiple projects.

But if you wanna be a real alpha like the Primagen or David Goggins, you should use Vim.

Speaker 1: I wanna see that guy Who immersed himself in fucking hell. And he thought about quitting and leaving and and his wife and his kids and why am I here? Is this is it worth it? All this crazy shit.

Speaker 0: The way I do it is I open up my terminal, type in Vim, then zoom out the camera a little bit, then take advantage of Versus Code while Vim is running, and now my mom can probably say her son uses Vim. This has been the code report. Thanks for watching, and I will see you in the next one.
It is October 13, 2022, and you're watching the code report. Yesterday, JetBrains announced the preview release of Fleet, the long awaited IDE that's been dubbed the Versus Code killer. JetBrains has an impeccable record when it comes to building IDE's with IntelliJ for Java, WebStorm for a script, PyCharm for Python, and so on. If anybody's going to build a next generation IDE to compete with Versus Code, it's JetBrains. Let's find out if Fleet Beats These High Expectations. One of the main reasons Versus Code is so popular is that it's free. Fleet is also free currently, but appears it will be a paid product in the future.
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To install it, you need to download JetBrains toolbox where you pick and choose the different programs that you want to download through this app. That's a pretty big turn off for something I what expect to be a lightweight download. Speaking of which, one of the main criticisms of Versus Code is that it's a big fat memory hog built with Electron. Now I don't condone fat shaming, and I'm proud to use the big and beautiful Versus Code, but was kind of shocked at the amount of memory that Fleet was using.
I have Fleet and Versus Code it open up on the same project. Versus Code is using about 750 megabytes, while Fleet is using almost 3 gigabytes. They both require a lot of CPU when you're actually editing, but I was very surprised at the memory footprint here and checked with some friends on Discord to make sure that I wasn't the only one.
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Anyone on Windows reported more memory usage, but on Linux, it appears to be smaller. According to InfoWorld, it's mainly written in Kotlin, and the front end UI uses Skia with Rust being used in places as well. Hopefully, we get a ton of crazy features in exchange for this memory. Let's find out. First of all, I like the overall UI. It's minimal and approachable in contrast to other JetBrains products, which tend to be pretty complex. I really like its Git and get history panels, and it also supports Docker out of the box. The actual text editing experience is pretty nice, and has this next gen feature called find that allows you to search for text within a file. This is really powerful when you need to find something, but don't know where it is, because find will search for something and then let you know when it's Found. But what makes Spleet different than anything else on the market is something called smart mode. When you first open it, it just works like a regular text editor. However, at the top here, you'll notice a button to enable smart mode. When you click it, it turns the editor into a full blown IDE with features like autocomplete, refactoring, and so 1. These features require a lot more overhead because it has to index the entire project, so it's cool to have the option to opt in only as needed.
It's kind of like a hybrid between a lightweight text editor and a full blown IDE. Although, it appears to take a long time, like, maybe over a minute to index a project. You can so get full IDE features and Versus Code through plugins, but with Smart Mode, it all just kind of happens automatically. Currently, not everything is supported. As you can see here, I have a Svelte a project which isn't supported, which means no syntax highlighting, autocomplete, or anything.
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Maybe someone will create a Svelte plug in in the future, but currently that's not possible in preview, because currently there's no API to extend fleet with plugins.
However, that is guaranteed to be a thing in the future. That'll be pretty essential, because right now there's only 4 themes to choose from, and Versus Code users are more concerned about how the editor looks when someone is spying on their laptop at Starbucks then any actual IntelliSense coding features.
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Overall, I think Fleet has a ton of potential, but it's definitely not a Versus Code killer, and I'm not even sure that's what JetBrains is going for.
A paid product will never challenge Versus Code. Independent developers are just way too poor and cheap, especially with today's CPI print, which was once again worse than expected. I think the big innovation here is that you can move indexing to a remote space, which seems like it would be most appealing to large remote teams where great IntelliSense could be achieved on any language across multiple projects. But if you wanna be a real alpha like the Primagen or David Goggins, you should use Vim.
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I wanna see that guy Who immersed himself in fucking hell. And he thought about quitting and leaving and and his wife and his kids and why am I here? Is this is it worth it? All this crazy shit. The way I do it is I open up my terminal, type in Vim, then zoom out the camera a little bit, then take advantage of Versus Code while Vim is running, and now my mom can probably say her son uses Vim. This has been the code report. Thanks for watching, and I will see you in the next one.
It is October 13, 2022, and you're watching the code report. Yesterday, JetBrains announced the preview release of Fleet, the long awaited IDE that's been dubbed the Versus Code killer. JetBrains has an impeccable record when it comes to building IDE's with IntelliJ for Java, WebStorm for a script, PyCharm for Python, and so on. If anybody's going to build a next generation IDE to compete with Versus Code, it's JetBrains. Let's find out if Fleet Beats These High Expectations. One of the main reasons Versus Code is so popular is that it's free. Fleet is also free currently, but appears it will be a paid product in the future. To install it, you need to download JetBrains toolbox where you pick and choose the different programs that you want to download through this app. That's a pretty big turn off for something I what expect to be a lightweight download. Speaking of which, one of the main criticisms of Versus Code is that it's a big fat memory hog built with Electron. Now I don't condone fat shaming, and I'm proud to use the big and beautiful Versus Code, but was kind of shocked at the amount of memory that Fleet was using. I have Fleet and Versus Code it open up on the same project. Versus Code is using about 750 megabytes, while Fleet is using almost 3 gigabytes. They both require a lot of CPU when you're actually editing, but I was very surprised at the memory footprint here and checked with some friends on Discord to make sure that I wasn't the only one. Anyone on Windows reported more memory usage, but on Linux, it appears to be smaller. According to InfoWorld, it's mainly written in Kotlin, and the front end UI uses Skia with Rust being used in places as well. Hopefully, we get a ton of crazy features in exchange for this memory. Let's find out. First of all, I like the overall UI. It's minimal and approachable in contrast to other JetBrains products, which tend to be pretty complex. I really like its Git and get history panels, and it also supports Docker out of the box. The actual text editing experience is pretty nice, and has this next gen feature called find that allows you to search for text within a file. This is really powerful when you need to find something, but don't know where it is, because find will search for something and then let you know when it's Found. But what makes Spleet different than anything else on the market is something called smart mode. When you first open it, it just works like a regular text editor. However, at the top here, you'll notice a button to enable smart mode. When you click it, it turns the editor into a full blown IDE with features like autocomplete, refactoring, and so 1. These features require a lot more overhead because it has to index the entire project, so it's cool to have the option to opt in only as needed. It's kind of like a hybrid between a lightweight text editor and a full blown IDE. Although, it appears to take a long time, like, maybe over a minute to index a project. You can so get full IDE features and Versus Code through plugins, but with Smart Mode, it all just kind of happens automatically. Currently, not everything is supported. As you can see here, I have a Svelte a project which isn't supported, which means no syntax highlighting, autocomplete, or anything. Maybe someone will create a Svelte plug in in the future, but currently that's not possible in preview, because currently there's no API to extend fleet with plugins. However, that is guaranteed to be a thing in the future. That'll be pretty essential, because right now there's only 4 themes to choose from, and Versus Code users are more concerned about how the editor looks when someone is spying on their laptop at Starbucks then any actual IntelliSense coding features. Overall, I think Fleet has a ton of potential, but it's definitely not a Versus Code killer, and I'm not even sure that's what JetBrains is going for. A paid product will never challenge Versus Code. Independent developers are just way too poor and cheap, especially with today's CPI print, which was once again worse than expected. I think the big innovation here is that you can move indexing to a remote space, which seems like it would be most appealing to large remote teams where great IntelliSense could be achieved on any language across multiple projects. But if you wanna be a real alpha like the Primagen or David Goggins, you should use Vim. I wanna see that guy Who immersed himself in fucking hell. And he thought about quitting and leaving and and his wife and his kids and why am I here? Is this is it worth it? All this crazy shit. The way I do it is I open up my terminal, type in Vim, then zoom out the camera a little bit, then take advantage of Versus Code while Vim is running, and now my mom can probably say her son uses Vim. This has been the code report. Thanks for watching, and I will see you in the next one.
It
it
is
is
October
october
13,
13
2022,
2022
and
and
you're
you're
watching
watching
the
the
code
code
report.
report
Yesterday,
yesterday
JetBrains
jetbrains
announced
announced
the
the
preview
preview
release
release
of
of
Fleet,
fleet
the
the
long
long
awaited
awaited
IDE
ide
that's
that's
been
been
dubbed
dubbed
the
the
Versus
versus
Code
code
killer.
killer
JetBrains
jetbrains
has
has
an
an
impeccable
impeccable
record
record
when
when
it
it
comes
comes
to
to
building
building
IDE's
ide's
with
with
IntelliJ
intellij
for
for
Java,
java
WebStorm
webstorm
for
for
a
a
script,
script
PyCharm
pycharm
for
for
Python,
python
and
and
so
so
on.
on
If
if
anybody's
anybody's
going
going
to
to
build
build
a
a
next
next
generation
generation
IDE
ide
to
to
compete
compete
with
with
Versus
versus
Code,
code
it's
it's
JetBrains.
jetbrains
Let's
let's
find
find
out
out
if
if
Fleet
fleet
Beats
beats
These
these
High
high
Expectations.
expectations
One
one
of
of
the
the
main
main
reasons
reasons
Versus
versus
Code
code
is
is
so
so
popular
popular
is
is
that
that
it's
it's
free.
free
Fleet
fleet
is
is
also
also
free
free
currently,
currently
but
but
appears
appears
it
it
will
will
be
be
a
a
paid
paid
product
product
in
in
the
the
future.
future
To
to
install
install
it,
it
you
you
need
need
to
to
download
download
JetBrains
jetbrains
toolbox
toolbox
where
where
you
you
pick
pick
and
and
choose
choose
the
the
different
different
programs
programs
that
that
you
you
want
want
to
to
download
download
through
through
this
this
app.
app
That's
that's
a
a
pretty
pretty
big
big
turn
turn
off
off
for
for
something
something
I
i
what
what
expect
expect
to
to
be
be
a
a
lightweight
lightweight
download.
download
Speaking
speaking
of
of
which,
which
one
one
of
of
the
the
main
main
criticisms
criticisms
of
of
Versus
versus
Code
code
is
is
that
that
it's
it's
a
a
big
big
fat
fat
memory
memory
hog
hog
built
built
with
with
Electron.
electron
Now
now
I
i
don't
don't
condone
condone
fat
fat
shaming,
shaming
and
and
I'm
i'm
proud
proud
to
to
use
use
the
the
big
big
and
and
beautiful
beautiful
Versus
versus
Code,
code
but
but
was
was
kind
kind
of
of
shocked
shocked
at
at
the
the
amount
amount
of
of
memory
memory
that
that
Fleet
fleet
was
was
using.
using
I
i
have
have
Fleet
fleet
and
and
Versus
versus
Code
code
it
it
open
open
up
up
on
on
the
the
same
same
project.
project
Versus
versus
Code
code
is
is
using
using
about
about
750
750
megabytes,
megabytes
while
while
Fleet
fleet
is
is
using
using
almost
almost
3
3
gigabytes.
gigabytes
They
they
both
both
require
require
a
a
lot
lot
of
of
CPU
cpu
when
when
you're
you're
actually
actually
editing,
editing
but
but
I
i
was
was
very
very
surprised
surprised
at
at
the
the
memory
memory
footprint
footprint
here
here
and
and
checked
checked
with
with
some
some
friends
friends
on
on
Discord
discord
to
to
make
make
sure
sure
that
that
I
i
wasn't
wasn't
the
the
only
only
one.
one
Anyone
anyone
on
on
Windows
windows
reported
reported
more
more
memory
memory
usage,
usage
but
but
on
on
Linux,
linux
it
it
appears
appears
to
to
be
be
smaller.
smaller
According
according
to
to
InfoWorld,
infoworld
it's
it's
mainly
mainly
written
written
in
in
Kotlin,
kotlin
and
and
the
the
front
front
end
end
UI
ui
uses
uses
Skia
skia
with
with
Rust
rust
being
being
used
used
in
in
places
places
as
as
well.
well
Hopefully,
hopefully
we
we
get
get
a
a
ton
ton
of
of
crazy
crazy
features
features
in
in
exchange
exchange
for
for
this
this
memory.
memory
Let's
let's
find
find
out.
out
First
first
of
of
all,
all
I
i
like
like
the
the
overall
overall
UI.
ui
It's
it's
minimal
minimal
and
and
approachable
approachable
in
in
contrast
contrast
to
to
other
other
JetBrains
jetbrains
products,
products
which
which
tend
tend
to
to
be
be
pretty
pretty
complex.
complex
I
i
really
really
like
like
its
its
Git
git
and
and
get
get
history
history
panels,
panels
and
and
it
it
also
also
supports
supports
Docker
docker
out
out
of
of
the
the
box.
box
The
the
actual
actual
text
text
editing
editing
experience
experience
is
is
pretty
pretty
nice,
nice
and
and
has
has
this
this
next
next
gen
gen
feature
feature
called
called
find
find
that
that
allows
allows
you
you
to
to
search
search
for
for
text
text
within
within
a
a
file.
file
This
this
is
is
really
really
powerful
powerful
when
when
you
you
need
need
to
to
find
find
something,
something
but
but
don't
don't
know
know
where
where
it
it
is,
is
because
because
find
find
will
will
search
search
for
for
something
something
and
and
then
then
let
let
you
you
know
know
when
when
it's
it's
Found.
found
But
but
what
what
makes
makes
Spleet
spleet
different
different
than
than
anything
anything
else
else
on
on
the
the
market
market
is
is
something
something
called
called
smart
smart
mode.
mode
When
when
you
you
first
first
open
open
it,
it
it
it
just
just
works
works
like
like
a
a
regular
regular
text
text
editor.
editor
However,
however
at
at
the
the
top
top
here,
here
you'll
you'll
notice
notice
a
a
button
button
to
to
enable
enable
smart
smart
mode.
mode
When
when
you
you
click
click
it,
it
it
it
turns
turns
the
the
editor
editor
into
into
a
a
full
full
blown
blown
IDE
ide
with
with
features
features
like
like
autocomplete,
autocomplete
refactoring,
refactoring
and
and
so
so
1.
1
These
these
features
features
require
require
a
a
lot
lot
more
more
overhead
overhead
because
because
it
it
has
has
to
to
index
index
the
the
entire
entire
project,
project
so
so
it's
it's
cool
cool
to
to
have
have
the
the
option
option
to
to
opt
opt
in
in
only
only
as
as
needed.
needed
It's
it's
kind
kind
of
of
like
like
a
a
hybrid
hybrid
between
between
a
a
lightweight
lightweight
text
text
editor
editor
and
and
a
a
full
full
blown
blown
IDE.
ide
Although,
although
it
it
appears
appears
to
to
take
take
a
a
long
long
time,
time
like,
like
maybe
maybe
over
over
a
a
minute
minute
to
to
index
index
a
a
project.
project
You
you
can
can
so
so
get
get
full
full
IDE
ide
features
features
and
and
Versus
versus
Code
code
through
through
plugins,
plugins
but
but
with
with
Smart
smart
Mode,
mode
it
it
all
all
just
just
kind
kind
of
of
happens
happens
automatically.
automatically
Currently,
currently
not
not
everything
everything
is
is
supported.
supported
As
as
you
you
can
can
see
see
here,
here
I
i
have
have
a
a
Svelte
svelte
a
a
project
project
which
which
isn't
isn't
supported,
supported
which
which
means
means
no
no
syntax
syntax
highlighting,
highlighting
autocomplete,
autocomplete
or
or
anything.
anything
Maybe
maybe
someone
someone
will
will
create
create
a
a
Svelte
svelte
plug
plug
in
in
in
in
the
the
future,
future
but
but
currently
currently
that's
that's
not
not
possible
possible
in
in
preview,
preview
because
because
currently
currently
there's
there's
no
no
API
api
to
to
extend
extend
fleet
fleet
with
with
plugins.
plugins
However,
however
that
that
is
is
guaranteed
guaranteed
to
to
be
be
a
a
thing
thing
in
in
the
the
future.
future
That'll
that'll
be
be
pretty
pretty
essential,
essential
because
because
right
right
now
now
there's
there's
only
only
4
4
themes
themes
to
to
choose
choose
from,
from
and
and
Versus
versus
Code
code
users
users
are
are
more
more
concerned
concerned
about
about
how
how
the
the
editor
editor
looks
looks
when
when
someone
someone
is
is
spying
spying
on
on
their
their
laptop
laptop
at
at
Starbucks
starbucks
then
then
any
any
actual
actual
IntelliSense
intellisense
coding
coding
features.
features
Overall,
overall
I
i
think
think
Fleet
fleet
has
has
a
a
ton
ton
of
of
potential,
potential
but
but
it's
it's
definitely
definitely
not
not
a
a
Versus
versus
Code
code
killer,
killer
and
and
I'm
i'm
not
not
even
even
sure
sure
that's
that's
what
what
JetBrains
jetbrains
is
is
going
going
for.
for
A
a
paid
paid
product
product
will
will
never
never
challenge
challenge
Versus
versus
Code.
code
Independent
independent
developers
developers
are
are
just
just
way
way
too
too
poor
poor
and
and
cheap,
cheap
especially
especially
with
with
today's
today's
CPI
cpi
print,
print
which
which
was
was
once
once
again
again
worse
worse
than
than
expected.
expected
I
i
think
think
the
the
big
big
innovation
innovation
here
here
is
is
that
that
you
you
can
can
move
move
indexing
indexing
to
to
a
a
remote
remote
space,
space
which
which
seems
seems
like
like
it
it
would
would
be
be
most
most
appealing
appealing
to
to
large
large
remote
remote
teams
teams
where
where
great
great
IntelliSense
intellisense
could
could
be
be
achieved
achieved
on
on
any
any
language
language
across
across
multiple
multiple
projects.
projects
But
but
if
if
you
you
wanna
wanna
be
be
a
a
real
real
alpha
alpha
like
like
the
the
Primagen
primagen
or
or
David
david
Goggins,
goggins
you
you
should
should
use
use
Vim.
vim
I
i
wanna
wanna
see
see
that
that
guy
guy
Who
who
immersed
immersed
himself
himself
in
in
fucking
fucking
hell.
hell
And
and
he
he
thought
thought
about
about
quitting
quitting
and
and
leaving
leaving
and
and
and
and
his
his
wife
wife
and
and
his
his
kids
kids
and
and
why
why
am
am
I
i
here?
here
Is
is
this
this
is
is
it
it
worth
worth
it?
it
All
all
this
this
crazy
crazy
shit.
shit
The
the
way
way
I
i
do
do
it
it
is
is
I
i
open
open
up
up
my
my
terminal,
terminal
type
type
in
in
Vim,
vim
then
then
zoom
zoom
out
out
the
the
camera
camera
a
a
little
little
bit,
bit
then
then
take
take
advantage
advantage
of
of
Versus
versus
Code
code
while
while
Vim
vim
is
is
running,
running
and
and
now
now
my
my
mom
mom
can
can
probably
probably
say
say
her
her
son
son
uses
uses
Vim.
vim
This
this
has
has
been
been
the
the
code
code
report.
report
Thanks
thanks
for
for
watching,
watching
and
and
I
i
will
will
see
see
you
you
in
in
the
the
next
next
one.
one
success
In this video, Speaker 0 discusses the popularity of JetBrains' version of the Versus Code killer, which is free and is currently being used by many companies. Speaker 1 expresses their dismay at the memory usage of the feature, and Speaker 0 explains the benefits of using the full version of the feature, including the ability to search for text within files and the ability to move indexing to a remote space. Speaker 1 expresses their dismay at the idea of leaving a job due to the current crisis and the potential for remote teams to use the feature.
Stop calling Fleet a VS Code Killer
It is October 13, 2022, and you're watching the code report. Yesterday, JetBrains announced the preview release of Fleet, the long awaited IDE that's been dubbed the Versus Code killer. JetBrains has an impeccable record when it comes to building IDE's with IntelliJ for Java, WebStorm for a script, PyCharm for Python, and so on. If anybody's going to build a next generation IDE to compete with Versus Code, it's JetBrains. Let's find out if Fleet Beats These High Expectations. One of the main reasons Versus Code is so popular is that it's free. Fleet is also free currently, but appears it will be a paid product in the future. To install it, you need to download JetBrains toolbox where you pick and choose the different programs that you want to download through this app. That's a pretty big turn off for something I what expect to be a lightweight download. Speaking of which, one of the main criticisms of Versus Code is that it's a big fat memory hog built with Electron. Now I don't condone fat shaming, and I'm proud to use the big and beautiful Versus Code, but was kind of shocked at the amount of memory that Fleet was using. I have Fleet and Versus Code it open up on the same project. Versus Code is using about 750 megabytes, while Fleet is using almost 3 gigabytes. They both require a lot of CPU when you're actually editing, but I was very surprised at the memory footprint here and checked with some friends on Discord to make sure that I wasn't the only one. Anyone on Windows reported more memory usage, but on Linux, it appears to be smaller. According to InfoWorld, it's mainly written in Kotlin, and the front end UI uses Skia with Rust being used in places as well. Hopefully, we get a ton of crazy features in exchange for this memory. Let's find out. First of all, I like the overall UI. It's minimal and approachable in contrast to other JetBrains products, which tend to be pretty complex. I really like its Git and get history panels, and it also supports Docker out of the box. The actual text editing experience is pretty nice, and has this next gen feature called find that allows you to search for text within a file. This is really powerful when you need to find something, but don't know where it is, because find will search for something and then let you know when it's Found. But what makes Spleet different than anything else on the market is something called smart mode. When you first open it, it just works like a regular text editor. However, at the top here, you'll notice a button to enable smart mode. When you click it, it turns the editor into a full blown IDE with features like autocomplete, refactoring, and so 1. These features require a lot more overhead because it has to index the entire project, so it's cool to have the option to opt in only as needed. It's kind of like a hybrid between a lightweight text editor and a full blown IDE. Although, it appears to take a long time, like, maybe over a minute to index a project. You can so get full IDE features and Versus Code through plugins, but with Smart Mode, it all just kind of happens automatically. Currently, not everything is supported. As you can see here, I have a Svelte a project which isn't supported, which means no syntax highlighting, autocomplete, or anything. Maybe someone will create a Svelte plug in in the future, but currently that's not possible in preview, because currently there's no API to extend fleet with plugins. However, that is guaranteed to be a thing in the future. That'll be pretty essential, because right now there's only 4 themes to choose from, and Versus Code users are more concerned about how the editor looks when someone is spying on their laptop at Starbucks then any actual IntelliSense coding features. Overall, I think Fleet has a ton of potential, but it's definitely not a Versus Code killer, and I'm not even sure that's what JetBrains is going for. A paid product will never challenge Versus Code. Independent developers are just way too poor and cheap, especially with today's CPI print, which was once again worse than expected. I think the big innovation here is that you can move indexing to a remote space, which seems like it would be most appealing to large remote teams where great IntelliSense could be achieved on any language across multiple projects. But if you wanna be a real alpha like the Primagen or David Goggins, you should use Vim. I wanna see that guy Who immersed himself in fucking hell. And he thought about quitting and leaving and and his wife and his kids and why am I here? Is this is it worth it? All this crazy shit. The way I do it is I open up my terminal, type in Vim, then zoom out the camera a little bit, then take advantage of Versus Code while Vim is running, and now my mom can probably say her son uses Vim. This has been the code report. Thanks for watching, and I will see you in the next one.
In this video, Speaker 0 discusses the popularity of JetBrains' version of the Versus Code killer, which is free and is currently being used by many companies. Speaker 1 expresses their dismay at the memory usage of the feature, and Speaker 0 explains the benefits of using the full version of the feature, including the ability to search for text within files and the ability to move indexing to a remote space. Speaker 1 expresses their dismay at the idea of leaving a job due to the current crisis and the potential for remote teams to use the feature.