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[laki]

Use VSCodium as am alternative to VSCode. It is basically the same except it removes nonfree and AI aspects.

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[int32]

It also removes the microsoft C/C++ extension and you cant install it.

it's true that microsoft's C/C++ extension doesn't work but you could use the clangd extension. now, I don't use VSCode or VSCodium, but I do use clangd and I think it's really good, you might want to try it!
hope you manage to escape from the microslop hell!

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[LarrySwinger]

I actually like the KDE approach. A lot of open source software is straight out incomplete, almost an excuse for the developer to say that he made something. It's understandable for an initial release but they never go on to extend it. So there is a saturation of useless software as a result. Compare this to a commercial developer who needs to deliver an actual product. He's going to add features that users demand. KDE breaks the curse and demonstrates that open source programs can be feature complete as well. (I am not saying they are the only example. ) This allows me to just launch any kde program for the given task since it's installed by default on my Slackware system and to just use it. I don't need to spend an hour beforehand comparing the options and wading through shit. Kdenlive was an example of this. I have used professional video editing software before but decided an editor doesn't care about the tool, it's about the creative input of the individual, so long as the software provides a certain baseline if features. With kdenlive I didn't even notice a difference in terms of quality. It was just getting used to different software the same way you would when switching between two commercial programs. I could simply focus on video editing and I didn't need to torrent shit as a requirement.