Developers struggle to keep editor settings portable and machine-specific
Developers using editors on multiple computers want consistent settings, but some preferences should remain local to a particular machine. Existing sync options can restrict which Git backends are usable, while stale local settings can overwrite newer synced ones. A related need is applying different preferences to particular files when language-wide settings do not fit.
For developers who use editors across multiple computers. Mentioned from May 2018 to Oct 2023 on Bluesky and GitHub.
4 different people described this problem in 4 separate discussions.
- Indie fit
- 3.0/10
- Pain
- 6.0/10
- Frequency
- 5.8/10
- Willingness to pay
- 0.0/10
- Momentum
- 5.0/10
- Who pays
- Professionals
- Competition
- Medium
- Build difficulty
- Medium
What people said
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The JetBrains IDE Settings Sync is so frustrating. Oh, you opened the IDE on a computer you haven't used in months? Why don't we UPLOAD your outdated settings and overwrite your newer ones already in the cloud
throudin.dev on BlueskyOct 2023What if we wanted to use a Github Enterprise backend, or any other git remote ( Gitlab, Gogs, whatever... ) ?
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