The two aren't comparable. WebStorm knows what the hell is going on in project, all the time. VsCode is great, it's free, lightweight,fast. Just not comparable IMHO. Tho,I am having huge performance issues with WebStorm. Answer from __gc on reddit.com
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Neowire
neowire.co › comparing-nodejs-javascript-ides
Comparing JavaScript and Node.js IDEs in 2021 | Neowire
I’m assuming it may be due to the fact that some features are behind the paid version of IntelliJ and the fact that Java isn’t as popular as other languages used for editor plugins (mainly JavaScript.) Visual Studio Code was a surprise when it came out, simply being a better version of the existing Electron-based editor Atom. Everything was written in TypeScript, it was open source, and it even launched with great integration for TypeScript.
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Slant
slant.co › versus › 5982 › 23045 › ~visual-studio-code_vs_intellij-idea
Visual Studio Code vs IntelliJ IDEA detailed comparison as of 2025 - Slant
There is very solid TypeScript integration in Visual Studio Code. Both are developed by Microsoft and VSC itself is written in TypeScript. VSC includes debugging tools for Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/typescript › jetbrains vs visual studio code with typescript
r/typescript on Reddit: Jetbrains vs Visual Studio Code with Typescript
October 9, 2019 -

Do you guys have any preferences when coding in Typescript? VSC is free I think and has autocomplete on types. Very useful in big libraries with non-ideal levels of distinction (I'm looking at you Firebase SDK) .I'm using Phpstorm, a Jetbrains IDE, and am considering jumping ship for those features.

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I'm using WebStorm+TS and I'm quite happy with it - it has it's glitches, yes, but overall I like it. Another reason for me to stay with JB is that I'm also using their other IDEs like CLion or Ultimate IDE. In general - VSC and WS are using the same backend for TS autocompletion...
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I personally like VSCode...the ctrl + space functionality changed how I code. I dont cycle between docs and code anymore.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/typescript › vscode vs webstorm for developing applications using typescript?
r/typescript on Reddit: VSCode vs Webstorm for developing applications using TypeScript?
May 20, 2020 -

Hey everyone,

I've been developing mobile applications using React Native and TypeScript for a couple of years now and was always using Visual Studio Code. However, recently I've been thinking whether it's worth to switch to Webstorm, since most of my colleagues use it and it seems like a pretty powerful IDE.

Personally, I feel like Visual Studio Code is faster and more enjoyable to use, but requires massive configuration to become a powerful tool. Whereas Webstorm seems to be more suitable for higher end application development and feels more comfortable with detecting interfaces (TypeScript or even Graphql) and writing unit tests.

Without considering that Webstorm is paid, what would be your preferred choice? I would love to hear opinions from either side. Much appreciated.

EDIT: Thanks, for the advice everyone. I decided to try and switch over to WS, since it seems to be better overall and the support for it here is overwhelming!

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I find webstorm super productive. The autocomplete suggestions go beyond just what properties are available on a type. For example if you are doing a repeated change it seems to get smart and starts suggesting the thing you are repeating. I'd be surprised if vscode is doing the same, although I could be wrong. But I find it saves me a lot of typing by being smarter about what is suggested. I can also imagine this is how ai could creep in more to help us write code. Others in my team use vscode, we have no issues with people using what they want as long as it doesn't limit them.

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The two aren't comparable. WebStorm knows what the hell is going on in project, all the time.

VsCode is great, it's free, lightweight,fast. Just not comparable IMHO.

Tho,I am having huge performance issues with WebStorm.

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Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.com › questions › 65331426 › intellij-or-vs-code-for-angular-development
IntelliJ or VS Code for angular development - Stack Overflow
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I use both VSCode and Intellij WebStorm.

There are thousands and thousands of useful VSCode extensions and we can do anything with them.

But I prefer the IntelliJ WebStorm when working with Angular projects.

We do not have any materials that compare these 2 products. Here is a list of WebStorm Angular features:

  • Advanced code completion: completion and navigation for Angular components, directive, methods, data-bindings, and more

  • Support for Angular Material: completion and navigation for Material components and attributes

  • Integration with Angular CLI:

    • Create a new project from the IDE Welcome screen

    • Generate new Angular components, services, directives from the IDE, without using the console

  • Rename refactoring for components that updates the component definition, all the file names and all the usages of this component both in TypeScript and HTML files

  • Angular code snippets (AKA live templates)

  • Integration with the Angular language service: errors highlighting and code completion

  • Run and debug Angular apps in the IDE

  • Run and debug Karma and Protractor tests in the IDE

All these features can also be used in VS Code with some installation of extensions. But the key is that we don't need any additional installation step with Web Storm.

I am not comparing the products. It was only my opinion. Some of the contents are taken from IntelliJ community.

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LogRocket
blog.logrocket.com › home › comparing the best typescript ides
Comparing the best TypeScript IDEs - LogRocket Blog
June 4, 2024 - Compare the best IDEs for TypeScript, including Visual Studio Code and WebStorm based on ease of use, plugins, and performance.
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Slant
slant.co › versus › 1958 › 5982 › ~intellij-idea_vs_visual-studio-code
Slant - IntelliJ IDEA vs Visual Studio Code detailed comparison as of 2025
Been using it for 5 years and i cant tell i got frustrated using .it · Visual Studio Code comes fairly complete out of the box, but there are many plug-ins available to extend its functionality. There is very solid TypeScript integration in Visual Studio Code.
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Hacker News
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So VSCode is very, very good for TypeScript. Hell, I'm pretty sure VSCode itself... | Hacker News
March 8, 2021 - But that does not carry over to all languages. When working on web apps with a Java backend, I still prefer Idea because it's better for Java and close enough for TypeScript so it comes out ahead over all · It becomes obvious that Jetbrains understands MSFT's own language (TS) better than ...
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Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com › item
I wonder how intellij will survive if vscode becomes a standard for pretty much ... | Hacker News
September 7, 2018 - Which makes me wonder if kotlin will also survive if intellij goes bankrupt · I can say that in no way I found VSCode be able to to take on it, even the JavaScript support and they way they have integration with many JavaScript frameworks and other languages frameworks is something I cannot ...
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/intellijidea › intellij vs vscode
r/IntelliJIDEA on Reddit: Intellij vs VsCode
April 27, 2024 -

What are the major pros and cons of vs code over intellij?

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Intellij for anything serious. After all these years it is still light years ahead of competitors in terms of navigation/analysis/refactoring/git workflow/multi-language development etc. LazyVim for quick file editing. Type “nvim” and you’re good to go. VSCode looses in both categories.
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I'm using both. IJ is my daily drive for Java development. IJ is much better and more versatile for Java development than VSCode. VSCode on the other hand is better at other languages: javascript, typescript, python, shell, ...
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/typescript › vs studio vs. webstorm?
r/typescript on Reddit: VS Studio vs. WebStorm?
October 22, 2023 -

Which is better for debugging node.js typescript? Leaning towards VS studio

EDIT: just tried it few days ago, WebStorm's better, but you have to be careful not blindly following it for debugging/refactoring

VS Code is really lean and a much easier UI if you're super visually based

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VSCode is incredible gift for software community and works great for folks who are not power users of IDEs. If you want your IDE to do more smart work, go for Webstorm. I know it’s not free but Webstorm is worth the investment. Webstorm features that are not that great in VSCode Refactoring extract methods, move declarations to another file and update the existing references across project git, auto conflict resolvers local history - see history of edits for any given file/folders extend code selection, alt + up -…more I know that VSCode has support for these(whether inbuilt or via plugins), but they are not great compared to Webstorm. You have to use Webstorm for sometime to experience the difference in ergonomics.
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Webstorm, cus it just works. Altho, I have heard that vs code has been better on that front lately but I'm still baffled when I ask my coworker to do something then they say that they don't know how. But I think this falls under "know your tools" category.
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Quora
quora.com › Which-do-you-prefer-IntelliJ-Atom-or-Visual-Studio-Code-Why
Which do you prefer, IntelliJ, Atom, or Visual Studio Code? Why? - Quora
Answer: I prefer InteliJ. It has a lot of feature I really like. But a small thing is that all files are always saved. If I need to do something, I change the file and test my change. I never use a short command to save. Don’t have to. It is very addictive and I always forget to save when I use ...
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Mokkapps
mokkapps.de › blog › why-i-switched-from-vscode-to-webstorm
Why I Switched From Visual Studio Code to JetBrains WebStorm (IntelliJ) - Michael Hoffmann | Michael Hoffmann - Senior Frontend Developer (Freelancer) from Germany with focus on Vue.js
February 14, 2019 - There are a lot of extensions, that are only available for VS Code but not for IntelliJ. For example, Slidev, Pretty TypeScript Errors and many more.But for my client projects, I still use IntelliJ due to its better refactoring, debugging and code analysis features.By the way, I highly recommend this article, which provides a very good comparison between VS Code and IntelliJ.
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DEV Community
dev.to › mokkapps › why-i-switched-from-visual-studio-code-to-jetbrains-webstorm-939
Why I Switched From Visual Studio Code To JetBrains WebStorm - DEV Community
November 20, 2019 - Onr last thing, I'd like to mention is code inference. It's probably just a personal preference but I like more VsCode pop ups VS. WebStorm ones. I find them easier to be readen. Could be its just code formatting, but params, function signatures, typescripts annotations are way better in VsCode.
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JetBrains
intellij-support.jetbrains.com › hc › en-us › community › posts › 14524862778002-Typescript-plugin-for-Vue3-like-Volar-in-VSCode
Typescript plugin for Vue3 like Volar in VSCode – IDEs Support (IntelliJ Platform) | JetBrains
I have an aplication which uses Typescript. Everythink works fine without errors till I do not run npm run build. Then console is full of errors from missing and wrong types. Is there a plugin for this to check this errors in runtime while I am typing? VSCode have something like Volar.
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StackShare
stackshare.io › stackups › intellij-idea-vs-visual-studio-code
IntelliJ IDEA vs Visual Studio Code | What are the differences?
If you starting with Python then PyCharm is better. For Java I would suggest to go with IntelliJ IDEA but people also prefer eclipse so I would say try both and then decide. For JS/Angular/React I would suggest go with VSCode.
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Hacker News
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> People moved from IntelliJ to VSC because it was faster, simpler and language-... | Hacker News
November 30, 2021 - From my experience, most people who nowadays start programming, flock to vscode because it's free, used in most tutorials and then they simply do not understand why a certain paid IDE could be better, because they never tried it. Which is right with their statement.
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GitHub
gist.github.com › joeytwiddle › 49ecf347bf97c5a67a8d713dd437efcf
VSCode versus WebStorm - what I like and don't like.md · GitHub
(Although VSCode's import is equally good.) Convert to/from template string. This is helpful. Convert to/from arrow function. Fix this linter warning (eslint, tslint, jshint, stylelint, or IntelliJ's own hints) Disable this linter warning. Change the severity of this linter warning. For imports, VSCode offers them on Ctrl-Space, and this is every bit as good as WebStorm's.
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JetBrains
jetbrains.com › help › idea › typescript-support.html
TypeScript | IntelliJ IDEA Documentation
IntelliJ IDEA supports developing, running, and debugging TypeScript source code. IntelliJ IDEA recognizes .ts and .tsx files and provides full range of coding assistance for editing them without any additional steps from your side.
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Hacker News
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Reflections on IDEA vs VS Code | Hacker News
March 10, 2021 - Every IDE function appears to be better implemented in JetBrains, whether it's Code Analysis, Refactoring, Navigation, Running/Debugging, Running Tests, adding new files, git integration or contextual functionality like adding package references etc. Everything is just better in JetBrains · ...