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And yet it is written in Rust, a good evidence that compiled languages only help so much when the architecture isn't the right one, or bad algorithms are being
by pjmlp 3mo ago
And yet it is written in Rust, a good evidence that compiled languages only help so much when the architecture isn't the right one, or bad algorithms are being chosen.
- brabel 3mo agoFor a large application the language it is written in has almost no bearing on the perceived speed by users. VSCode is one example.
- pjmlp 3mo agoVSCode has plenty of C++ and Rust extensions to work around Electron limitations, which are then used as WebAssembly plugins on the browser version, though. It shows the engineering effort that the team puts into it, which is why it is one of the few Electron based apps that is bearable to use.