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The electron hate really is getting old. vscode and some other electron apps run far faster than many comparable programs with a more traditional architecture.
by rozab 7y ago
The electron hate really is getting old. vscode and some other electron apps run far faster than many comparable programs with a more traditional architecture. Yes electron could be considered inelegant, but so can a great many things in computing. If it works, we should use it.
- _bxg1 7y agoYep. If anything, "old-school" Visual Studio is the one that feels bloated by comparison, despite being a native app. Software quality cannot be reduced to the choice of language or framework.
- pjmlp 7y agoIt kind of is, then again VSCode doesn't do even half of VS is capable of.
- RMPR 7y agoThe two doesn't even play in the same category: "source code editor" vs full fledged IDE It doesn't make much sense to compare the two in general imho.
- _bxg1 7y agoVSCode is truly a full-fledged IDE for TypeScript at least, and via plugins it can play the part for several other languages, including Rust. Mostly those depend on the quality of their Language Server implementations.
- RMPR 7y agoWhich was exactly my point, I said "in general" but for some precise use cases, the comparison actually makes sense.
- RMPR 7y agoIt doesn't make much sense to compare VSCode and VS though.