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> please also say why you don't like Org Mode. I don't like that Org mode takes 30+ seconds to load on a windows laptop. After the library is loaded everything
by foobarbaz33 4y ago
> please also say why you don't like Org Mode.
I don't like that Org mode takes 30+ seconds to load on a windows laptop.
After the library is loaded everything is fast for the rest of the Emacs session. There's thought in the Emacs world that loading time doesn't matter because you rarely restart Emacs. Org abuses this philosophy to the extreme.
This slow loading has made me shy away from using org mode as a documentation format for projects. I noticed some projects switched to org instead of markdown. Until load performance improves it's simply not an option.
- nextos 4y agoThat's weird. I use an old PC (i5-4250U) with a slow HD (SATA SSD) and it loads instantly. I run Linux, though. Is this a known Windows issue?
- foobarbaz33 4y agoI'm not sure if it's known. But in general loading stuff off disk or spawning processes is slow in windows. But even on my fancy M1 mac, Org takes ~0.5 seconds to load initially. Assuming "emacs -Q". With some modest tweaks to org in my init.el it takes ~0.75 seconds to load Org initially. Not too bad, but Org's load time abuse is still firmly in the realm of human perception on the latest, greatest hardware. Here's a comparison between Org and Markdown modes initial load time on my M1 mac. markdown: 0.08 seconds org: 0.732128 seconds Sure it's a price you only pay 1 time per Emacs session. And it's somewhat acceptable on Linux/Mac. But Windows is still an important platform and 30+ seconds is just ludicrous.