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VS Code is one of the worst apps out there? Every time a VS Code release is posted to HN, the app gets almost universal praise for the rate of development and
by rockostrich 9y ago
VS Code is one of the worst apps out there? Every time a VS Code release is posted to HN, the app gets almost universal praise for the rate of development and feature support.
Here's an example of a thread from the April update: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14267424 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14267424
Electron is a resource hog, but is CPU/RAM really at much of a premium? I run VS Code and Slack on a used Macbook Air from 2012 without issue while also running Chrome and other processes.
- LeoNatan25 9y agoCompared to BBEdit, Sublime and Notepad++, Code is terribly slow. It behaves nothing like the OSes I try to use it (subtle, but very important).
- TheTruestKyle 9y agoI believe this to be true, but by how much I am curious? Anyone have benchmarks to point to? Generally curious as I am a web developer who loves the idea being able to finally make desktop apps. Thanks
- LeoNatan25 9y agoWhat does “able to finally make” even mean? Who stopped you in the past? If you want to make desktop apps, learn desktop technologies. Or do you mean “I’m lazy and/or inconfident to learn anything other than JS”? There are many articles on the subject. For instance: http://josephg.com/blog/electron-is-flash-for-the-desktop/ http://josephg.com/blog/electron-is-flash-for-the-desktop/
- TheTruestKyle 9y agoThanks!
- ionised 9y ago> I am a web developer who loves the idea being able to finally make desktop apps Don't force square pegs into round holes.
- mrmondo 9y agoPersonally I found it incredibly slow, the interface is riddled with high latency input and response.
- ionised 9y ago> CPU/RAM really at much of a premium On laptops they are
- LeoNatan25 9y agoEspecially battery life. After removing all the Electron garbage from my MBP, I have seen a considerable increase in batter life.