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good blog post, I did not really understand the business strategy behind VS Code before this ghuntley.com/fracture/Look on archive.org
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you can run VS Code (with the extensions) for free you can embed VS Code for free you can't embed VS Code (with the extensions) without paying a very large sum of money to MicrosoftPermalink Look on archive.org
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and yet, making an extension for VS Code and releasing it for free within Microsoft's domain is one of the most impactful things you can do to support a framework or languagePermalink Look on archive.org
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and embedding VS Code is one of the easiest ways to add a powerful & full featured code-editing experience to your platformPermalink Look on archive.org
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i think also this post really tickles at the limitations of "open source" as a way of getting to software freedom. sure, we can't charge for this bit, that's fine, we'll put all the value into the online servicesPermalink Look on archive.org
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open source server software is developed by companies who make their money by taking on all the complexity of running it reliably and efficiently and providing a smooth front end... and then we wonder why it's so complicated to deploy ourselvesPermalink Look on archive.org
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side note, but: it is kind of surprising to read about a tech company setting out a subtle but effective strategy, and then deftly executing on it. I mean, I understand that does happen, it just seems... rare.Permalink Look on archive.org