I mostly write JavaScript/TypeScript (with a little Go in my freetime) and I switched from Webstorm to VSCode in December. Things I miss from Webstorm/Intellij:

- Test runner

- visual diff tool (gitlens isn't quite good enough)

I've been thinking about what I'd miss from VSCode if I switched back and I cant' really come up with anything other than I really love https://shadesofpurple.pro/.

So why did I switch? Basically everybody is using VSCode on screencasts, at work, etc. for TypeScript and JavaScript and I wanted to see what the fuss was about. It's not better, and I don't really understand why it's popularity.