VS Code's terminal isn't just convenient — it's the only editor that remembers your workflow
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A developer's experience switching from VS Code to Zed reveals a hidden VS Code feature: terminal session continuity. VS Code automatically restores terminal tabs, command history, and working directories when reopened, preserving workflow context even after closing. While Zed offers a cleaner, faster editing experience with built-in terminal support, it lacks this workspace-aware terminal persistence. The author argues this 'operational continuity' — not AI features or extensions — is what makes VS Code and its forks genuinely hard to leave, as modern multi-process projects depend on it without developers consciously realizing it.
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VS Code turned my terminal into part of the workspaceZed made me realize what VS Code was actually doingIt's not VS Code vs. the world — it's the foundation1K Impressions