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VSCode uses a C++ backend to get that performance.
by madhadron 6y ago
VSCode uses a C++ backend to get that performance.
- zingplex 6y agoI think you're confusing Atom and VS Code.
- robinduckett 6y agoVSCode uses the same c++ based regex parser for syntax highlighting as TextMate, Sublime, Atom, etc
- karlding 6y agoFor anyone interested, this is the Oniguruma [0] regex library written by K. Kosako. It's also used in Ruby and PHP. [0] https://github.com/kkos/oniguruma https://github.com/kkos/oniguruma
- fermentation 6y agoYes, Chromium.
- madhadron 6y agoNo, there's actually a C++ backend under there that implements the editor, if I recall correctly.
- orange8 6y agoA C++ backend, aka Electron.