Not gonna lie... I might rejoin the VSCode group soon.

PHPStorm is great, but... just feels so sluggish for what I get out of it.

The incoming VSC Laravel extension will likely be a great Laravel IDEA equivalent, and with some decent extension setup and better keybindings VSC can achieve most of the same functionality as the rest of PHPStorm.

Especially if you're used to using the CLI for things like git, tests, etc.

memory leaks of vs code extensions drives me crazy that's why I use jetbrains products

Memory leaks of Java apps like Jetbrains products drive me crazy too 🙃

IMO there's no way to win with most apps these days except by restarting them regularly.

For my own reasons I ended up on an M1 MBP mostly for battery life, and the CPU does excellently most of the time, but Jetbrains slows to a crawl at times (especially when I'm in a hurry!).

I also like experimenting with different ways of working, "smaller" tools, etc.

I'm still in my PHPStorm trial and I think I'm about to pull the trigger on the full purchase. I do a lot of Node, React, and other work that feels a lot less like my Laravel/PHP code... when I'm in PHPStorm I'm in a different mindset.

I suppose I could look at different VSCode Profiles....

I say definitely go for it! All of the products of jet brains are amazing. Highly customizable. For php storm and laravel combination I highly recommend laracast phpstorm tutorial. Life becomes way easier. Also web storm is very powerful tool for javascript ecosystem.

I love WebStorm! I can use it for Open Source work _only_ since JetBrains gave me a license for my (now aging) open source project LostGrid.

Alright- you convinced me.
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Impressive work on LostGrid man! Definitely I'll check that out. I've never heard of it before.

😂 I am certain that you won't regret! I feel the same with you about the mindset thing. It really changes your mood. Somehow I become more productive when I use jet brains stuff. might be placebo or not but I don't care. if it works, it works!

RE: LostGrid ---- unless you need IE9 support please use CSS Grid 🙈
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I need to either officially "archive - don't use unless it's old" or figure out if it adds any value to wrap CSS Grid + Flexbox.... feedback welcome!

Yeah man, I realized that when I checked out the repo, but the work you did is amazing and worth a closer look.