Kate is a better IDE than VS Code

Visual Studio Code was a reluctant adoption ages ago when I first tried it. Microsoft makes terrible software but VS Code was an exception. It seemed like they were warming up to opensource. Since about a year back or so, it is lined with AI garbage in every crevice. It is bloated and it is unusable. I have long since opted for Codium, a stripped-down version, with less slop, reduced telemetry…