vim-go VS Go for Visual Studio Code

Compare vim-go vs Go for Visual Studio Code and see what are their differences.

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vim-go Go for Visual Studio Code
25 3
15,841 5,981
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8.3 7.6
7 days ago almost 4 years ago
Vim Script TypeScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later -
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vim-go

Posts with mentions or reviews of vim-go. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-29.

Go for Visual Studio Code

Posts with mentions or reviews of Go for Visual Studio Code. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-30.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing vim-go and Go for Visual Studio Code you can also consider the following projects:

coc-go - Go language server extension using gopls for coc.nvim.

Local Golang playground - GNU/Emacs mode that setup local Go playground for code snippets like play.golang.org or even better :)

coc.nvim - Nodejs extension host for vim & neovim, load extensions like VSCode and host language servers.

Goclipse

go.nvim - A feature-rich Go development plugin, leveraging gopls, treesitter AST, Dap, and various Go tools to enhance the dev experience.

vscode-go - Go extension for Visual Studio Code

YouCompleteMe - A code-completion engine for Vim

GNU/Emacs go-mode - Emacs mode for the Go programming language

gocode - An autocompletion daemon for the Go programming language

GoSublime - A Golang plugin collection for SublimeText 3, providing code completion and other IDE-like features.

ale - Check syntax in Vim/Neovim asynchronously and fix files, with Language Server Protocol (LSP) support