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Did you do any modifications to the WSL default? It's by far the slowest program on my work computer, like multiple seconds of typing latency at times. It's dis

Did you do any modifications to the WSL default? It's by far the slowest program on my work computer, like multiple seconds of typing latency at times. It's disgusting to use. Hyper is a bit better but it's obvious Windows wasn't designed by people who care about minor details like typing latency.

nickjj 8y ago
Nope. I just launched ubuntu.exe running Ubuntu 18.04 WSL on Windows 10 Pro latest stable release and it was the fastest terminal I ever used besides xterm on native Linux. I do have Windows defender disabled. I'm not sure if it scans every key press though, but it will bring WSL's output to a grinding halt. I use WSL / wsltty / tmux / terminal Vim (in WSL) as my primary dev environment. It's really solid, even with 1.5mb to 5mb markdown files. Vim uses about 8mb of RAM and a few % of CPU when typing. VSCode used 800MB of RAM and 50%+ of my CPU to open and idle in the same markdown file with 65%+ CPU load when typing.
yellowapple 8y ago
In fairness, that might be less WSL and more Windows itself.
WalterGR 8y ago
Did you do any modifications to the WSL default? It's by far the slowest program on my work computer... There’s a interesting comment by nickjj further down this post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19444804 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19444804 > A few months ago I asked the MS devs why their default WSL terminal felt incredibly responsive and they replied with a ton of details. > You can read the thread here: https://github.com/Microsoft/console/issues/327 https://github.com/Microsoft/console/issues/327 it's obvious Windows wasn't designed by people who care about minor details like typing latency. Given the number of people who have worked on the Windows OS with competing priorities and goals, over the course of more than 30 years, I don’t know that you can extrapolate that conclusion from personal experience (which seems to differ from the common experience) with one application.

nickjj 8y ago

Nope. I just launched ubuntu.exe running Ubuntu 18.04 WSL on Windows 10 Pro latest stable release and it was the fastest terminal I ever used besides xterm on native Linux. I do have Windows defender disabled. I'm not sure if it scans every key press though, but it will bring WSL's output to a grinding halt. I use WSL / wsltty / tmux / terminal Vim (in WSL) as my primary dev environment. It's really solid, even with 1.5mb to 5mb markdown files. Vim uses about 8mb of RAM and a few % of CPU when typing. VSCode used 800MB of RAM and 50%+ of my CPU to open and idle in the same markdown file with 65%+ CPU load when typing.

yellowapple 8y ago

In fairness, that might be less WSL and more Windows itself.

WalterGR 8y ago

Did you do any modifications to the WSL default? It's by far the slowest program on my work computer... There’s a interesting comment by nickjj further down this post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19444804 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19444804 > A few months ago I asked the MS devs why their default WSL terminal felt incredibly responsive and they replied with a ton of details. > You can read the thread here: https://github.com/Microsoft/console/issues/327 https://github.com/Microsoft/console/issues/327 it's obvious Windows wasn't designed by people who care about minor details like typing latency. Given the number of people who have worked on the Windows OS with competing priorities and goals, over the course of more than 30 years, I don’t know that you can extrapolate that conclusion from personal experience (which seems to differ from the common experience) with one application.