You’re not looking at the right processes. The real work happens in “VS Code helper” child processes which take at least 500MB total, usually more. That memory

You’re not looking at the right processes. The real work happens in “VS Code helper” child processes which take at least 500MB total, usually more. That memory is not sitting idle either, it means your CPU is churning a lot more, and its not nice when you realize your code editor is using 20%.