Why hackers moved from Sublime Text to VS Code
2 hackers described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from Sublime Text to VS Code, and didn't care one bit how open or close either was.”dist-epoch, 2026-04-02original comment ↗
“I switched from Sublime to VSCode years ago and have been fairly happy but the recent AI onslaught in VSCode is making me look at other editors.”thecrumb, 2025-12-25original comment ↗
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Sublime Text vs VS Code
| Sublime Text | VS Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 2 | 8 |
| Hackers who criticize | 1 | 14 |
| Moved away from it | 2 | 15 |
| Moved to it | 2 | 6 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Sublime Text
No further criticism of Sublime Text captured yet.
Praise for VS Code
“I got fed up and switched back to VSCode”murlax, 2026-08-01original comment ↗
“I switched from vim to VSCode due to this feature”renox, 2026-05-12original comment ↗
“using vscodium instead of vscode is again justified.”RandyOrion, 2026-05-03original comment ↗
“I'm personally switched from (n)vim to vscode for this reason, so I can now fiddle with a custom agent setup.”verdverm, 2026-04-09original comment ↗
“WASM debugging in VSCode feels just like native debugging”flohofwoe, 2026-03-09original comment ↗
Other moves from Sublime Text
Other moves to VS Code
- Cursor → VS Code (2)
- Neovim → VS Code (1)
- Vim → VS Code (1)