In a way. It uses a different architecture, so it's not exactly "RA with something", but the main idea is similar: everything is on the disk, stuff is loaded only when it's needed.
But RA already eats up huge amount if storage when working in a large project, if you're using disk cache, it'll gobble up more, That's the biggest complain I had with RA. Somehow never had this issue with jetbrains rust plugin.
I’m not sure if RA intentionally uses storage space itself.
It can use storage when running build scripts/expanding proc macros, or when running flycheck diagnostics. In both cases, it’s because it runs cargo and it writes artifacts to the target dir. And if features do not align between “common” cargo commands and configuration rust analyzer has, it can lead to conflicts and even more increased storage size (because you end up having effectively 2 sets of artifacts).
But all of that does not apply to rust glances, since it does not build code for you (even cargo diagnostics are disabled by default).
Rust Glancer analysis artifacts are not that big (it’s basically stuff that would otherwise be loaded to memory), and Rust Glancer cleans garbage so that it does not accumulate over time, so it should be fine.
Terminal editors are not WSIWYG applications. I don't think multi-cursor is the correct for a vim motion workflow but I'll admit my vim-fu is not as strong but I get by with the substitute command + grep good enough where I rarely feel the need for a GUI editor to use multi-cursor.
Since VS Code is already an inefficient way to move around a code base, I don't think we should take any lessons seriously outside of how useful the LSP protocol become for adoption.
I think multi-cursors can be seen as an extension of macros, just that instead of defining the macro and navigating to the relevant places you instead navigate first and then execute the commands interactively (in essence skipping the part where you have to record). As a side effect you also don't need to be that concerned about what to do after having made a mistake.
I've had some pretty nasty string-wrangling with the substitute command that could've been avoided by just using a macro and the other way around. I'd argue these things complement each other and there is no need to restrict yourself arbitrarily.
Having it and not using it is better than needing and not having.
I can recall countless times where multi-cursor would've been just the sweet-spot I needed.
P.S.: multi-cursor is not about moving around the code base and therefore not taking lessons about navigation has no impact in this matter.
Sis, substitutions started being useful being I even learned Regex and I have done an incredible amount of edits with the just the bare minimum of Regex knowledge
Yeah, gemini gives $649 - $699 for BOM, $749+ if they want some margin from the hardware.
Which is cheaper than most "Gaming PC", but still more expensive than Switch/PS5, and lack the expandability of PC.
I wish they could sell at $300-$500, that's really going to make this a must have for this year.
Using the deck prices seems like a good place to start unless they're using the opportunity to change strategy. It's an updated SoC, but minus a screen, battery, separate dock, built-in controller, and less pressure to pack it in a handheld chassis. They mention a built in wireless adapter for the controller, so I assume there will be bundles with and without a controller.
If that's the case I think it's a hugely positive thing, and has gone away for newly bought hardware for a variety of reasons over the past decade. Having a basic PC and then upgrading it with a GPU used to be a realistic route to a respectable gaming PC, but I think that's largely gone away now (partially due to the death of the general "home PC" or many being on laptops. There are bargains to be had in the used market, but that comes with a lot of asterisks.
If they can get this to a large market I think it's great value, not just as a console-model PC but because a full featured desktop without lockdown is so near. It's a reverse of where I've thought MS missed a trick with the xbox, add a keyboard and mouse and let users have turn on a sandboxed lightweight desktop mode then funnel users to get software through their store, which would have been a great way to get xbox hardware installed in houses (especially the cheap S models) during covid when there was a sudden rush to buy PCs for home working that previously didn't need it.
This is targeted at the living room, but I'd love to see non-gaming uses highlighted and get the equivalent of 'deck certified' whether that's linux native or efforts into working well under wine.
I wish this thing had a PCIe slot. Would be nice if case manufacturers sold compatible cases for the motherboard so you could build a bit with it. Insert a raid controllers and a few HDDs to get started with a homelab or add a beefier GPU two years down the line.
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