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Unfortunate that you're being downvoted because the slow start time of VS code is honestly such a big blocker that it outweighs most of these features for me. I

by shawnz 9y ago

Unfortunate that you're being downvoted because the slow start time of VS code is honestly such a big blocker that it outweighs most of these features for me. I just can't wait 10 seconds every single time I want to take a note.

rp1229 9y ago
What is your workflow like that a few second delay is a major blocker? I used to feel the same way early in my career. Now I don’t feel the need to be in a rush all the time.
- epicide 9y ago
  I've seen some people make the argument that they want to use their editor for quick edits to single files, which is a fine use-case. However, VS Code is really not designed to be optimized for that case. It's really about editing code (hence the name) as opposed to quick edits to configs, etc. It's usually best if one knows a few different tools designed for different scenarios. Right tool for the job.
  - shawnz 9y ago
    At the same time though, it is purposely not positioned to replace a full-blown IDE. So what is the use case that it's optimized for? Why does it offer to add an "open with code" context menu item to every file if it's not expected that you'll be using it for quick edits on individual files?
  - mattchamb 9y ago
    I leave vscode open basically 100% of the time and use notepad++ for quick edits. Vscode having slow startup doesn't affect my support of it at all
- shawnz 9y ago
  It's not so much a professional issue as a personal one. When I get an idea and want to start taking some notes, a 10 second delay is more than enough time for me to get side-tracked by the details. So I skip VS code and open notepad instead, in the interest of getting the idea out as soon as possible. And as the complexity of the project starts to increase to the point where VS code's more advanced functionality might actually come in useful, there just never seems to be a good time to stop what I'm doing and change editors.
  - orf 9y ago
    Do you mean notepad++, or just notepad?
ed_balls 9y ago
Is it really an issue? I think I start my editor only when I do the update and I have to reset my mac.
- shawnz 9y ago
  I am on a fairly RAM constrained workstation (4GB) so I have no choice but to close it when I'm not using it. Otherwise I'll spend just as long swapping as I would opening a new instance.
  - macinjosh 9y ago
    I don't think a machine with just 4GB of RAM can be considered a 'workstation'.
    - shawnz 9y ago
      Ouch! It's not much, but it's mine.
      - orf 9y ago
        Are you running Windows? Could put *nix on it, reduce the amount of crap running in the background and pick a low-memory shell?
        shawnz 9y ago
        The biggest consumer of RAM for me is chrome, not windows, and it is basically essential to my development process to have it open all the time. So I worry an OS change would not produce an appreciable enough performance improvement to justify changing my whole workflow over.
        arbie 9y ago
        Is Chromium on Linux a suitable alternative for your development workflow?

by shawnz 9y ago

rp1229 9y ago

What is your workflow like that a few second delay is a major blocker? I used to feel the same way early in my career. Now I don’t feel the need to be in a rush all the time.

epicide 9y ago
I've seen some people make the argument that they want to use their editor for quick edits to single files, which is a fine use-case. However, VS Code is really not designed to be optimized for that case. It's really about editing code (hence the name) as opposed to quick edits to configs, etc. It's usually best if one knows a few different tools designed for different scenarios. Right tool for the job.
- shawnz 9y ago
  At the same time though, it is purposely not positioned to replace a full-blown IDE. So what is the use case that it's optimized for? Why does it offer to add an "open with code" context menu item to every file if it's not expected that you'll be using it for quick edits on individual files?
- mattchamb 9y ago
  I leave vscode open basically 100% of the time and use notepad++ for quick edits. Vscode having slow startup doesn't affect my support of it at all
shawnz 9y ago
It's not so much a professional issue as a personal one. When I get an idea and want to start taking some notes, a 10 second delay is more than enough time for me to get side-tracked by the details. So I skip VS code and open notepad instead, in the interest of getting the idea out as soon as possible. And as the complexity of the project starts to increase to the point where VS code's more advanced functionality might actually come in useful, there just never seems to be a good time to stop what I'm doing and change editors.
- orf 9y ago
  Do you mean notepad++, or just notepad?

ed_balls 9y ago

Is it really an issue? I think I start my editor only when I do the update and I have to reset my mac.

shawnz 9y ago
I am on a fairly RAM constrained workstation (4GB) so I have no choice but to close it when I'm not using it. Otherwise I'll spend just as long swapping as I would opening a new instance.
- macinjosh 9y ago
  I don't think a machine with just 4GB of RAM can be considered a 'workstation'.
  - shawnz 9y ago
    Ouch! It's not much, but it's mine.
    - orf 9y ago
      Are you running Windows? Could put *nix on it, reduce the amount of crap running in the background and pick a low-memory shell?
      - shawnz 9y ago
        The biggest consumer of RAM for me is chrome, not windows, and it is basically essential to my development process to have it open all the time. So I worry an OS change would not produce an appreciable enough performance improvement to justify changing my whole workflow over.
        arbie 9y ago
        Is Chromium on Linux a suitable alternative for your development workflow?