• UlrikHD@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    VSCode uses electron so it’s not exactly a lightweight text editor, way overkill if you just want to read a simple .txt. Add on the fact if you got way too many extension, it will be even heavier.

    • NekuSoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de
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      1 year ago

      That’s true, although from my experience is VSCode one of the very few electron apps that still start within fractions of a second, even with a handful of extensions. On my machine VSCode (with 38 extensions) is ready to use before the GNOME launch animation has finished.

      That said, things are probably a bit different on machines with limited RAM.