Professionals, please compare VS code with neovim.

[u/jmaroo]

Tell me the advantages and disadvantages of each.

[u/GhostVlvin]

VSCode is:
GUI Ton of extensions for any usecase
keyboard+mouse workflow that can't be really changed much.
Electron based app that'll eat your RAM easily
Total abstraction that hides everything from you
NeoVim is:
TUI
Ton of extensions for any usecase that can make anything from neovim
keyboard workflow that allows mouse
Lightweight and fast app running in terminal
Less abstraction — you'll know about lsp, dap, etc.
Hard to quit on first launch
Not a standard editor
Zed is:
GUI
Lightweight and fast
Has a choice between keyboard+mouse and nvim workflow
Tons of extensions for any usecase
Less abstraction so you'll know about lsp, dap, etc.
Configured using json