The Quest for the Ultimate GUI Framework(scorpiosoftware.net) |
The Quest for the Ultimate GUI Framework(scorpiosoftware.net) |
I noticed this most when using Visual Studio Code for the first time. An entire IDE, with hundreds of supported languages and a rich plugin systen - but no ability to show dialogs?
Instead they used all kinds of awkward workarounds, such as opening the config file in an editor instead of showing a config GUI, or stretching the "command pallette" widget to its limit, or just dropping you into the shell.
I just never understood why they did this.