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Sublime Text

• Smaller extension ecosystem than VS Code(5/10)
• No built-in debugging(6/10)
• No built-in AI integration(7/10)
• Deprecated plugins cause problems(6/10)

VS Code

• Electron-based means inherent overhead(4/10)

Sublime Text

• Not open source, bugs not addressed quickly(4/10)

VS Code

• Closed-source extensions hard to debug(5/10)

Sublime Text

• Lacks advanced code intelligence(7/10)
• Complex configuration for plugins(5/10)
• Settings panel intimidating for beginners(4/10)
• Tab navigation painful with many files(4/10)

VS Code

• Limited refactoring compared to JetBrains IDEs(6/10)
• No local change history built-in(5/10)
• Git integration inferior to JetBrains(5/10)
• Requires extension hunting for basic features(5/10)

Sublime Text

• Constant license purchase prompts(6/10)
• $99 license vs free VS Code(6/10)

VS Code

No signals

Sublime Text

• Slow updates and language support(5/10)

VS Code

• Extension conflicts and breakage(6/10)

Sublime Text

No signals

VS Code

• High memory usage and lag with extensions(7/10)
• Struggles with large monorepo projects(7/10)
• Slow search on large projects(5/10)

Sublime Text

No signals

VS Code

• Telemetry sends data to Microsoft by default(6/10)
• Not truly open source in distributed form(4/10)