VSCode plugins

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I've been using code-d for a while, and it generally works well. I've also
noticed there's another plugin available, which at the time I first looked,
appeared to be older and less-featured than code-d.

I've recently had a couple of colleagues ask me which plugin to install,
and I noticed that both seem to be up-to-date these days, and this leads to
confusion.

Looking at the feature list, it appears that both plugins do mostly the
same stuff.
My feeling is, having 2 very similar plugins is confusing to potential
users, and it undermines user confidence. Ie, users have the feeling that
they're competing hacky things maintained by some guy, rather than
something that's more 'official' with consolidated community support. I
also tend to presume in these situations that the 'proper' one is the one
with the most users/installs, but that's not clear either in this case.
I know this has nothing to do with the truth, but it's about perception and
first impressions. Little things matter.

If authors of both plugins are active here, I ask; why have 2 separate
plugins?
I can't imagine any reason for divergence. I would be a lot more
comfortable if there was only one with multiple contributors. Projects with
many contributors always inspire a lot more confidence than multiple
overlapping projects with one contributor each...

So, is there a reason not to merge the projects beyond ego?
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