How long will the VScode wrapper (cursor, windsurf) survive? Love to try the Cla...

barnabee · 2025-05-22T17:11:31 1747933891

I don't see any benefit in those VC funded wrappers over open source VS Code (or better, VSCodium) extensions like Roo/Cline.

They survive through VC funding, marketing, and inertia, I suppose.

danielbln · 2025-05-22T17:35:27 1747935327

Cline is VC funded.

maeil · 2025-05-22T18:00:51 1747936851

Please give us a source as this does not seem publically verifiable.

danielbln · 2025-05-22T18:05:43 1747937143

https://cline.bot/blog/talent-ai-companies-actually-need-rig...

maeil · 2025-05-22T18:53:07 1747939987

Thank you! Very disappointing news.

tristan957 · 2025-05-22T20:21:22 1747945282

VSCode is not open source. It is proprietary. code-oss is however an MIT-licensed project. VSCodium is also an MIT-licensed project.

bingobangobungo · 2025-05-22T17:03:03 1747933383

what do you mean purchasable from china? As in you are based in china or is there a way to game the tokens pricing

HiPHInch · 2025-05-22T17:14:20 1747934060

Claude register need a phone number, but cannot select China (+86), and even if I have a account, it may hard to purchase because the credit card issue.

Some app like Windsurf can easily pay with Alipay, a everyone-app in China.