[codegeek]

vscode just keeps winning. Who cares if it is written in electron (we love to hate electron). Cross Platform, 100% FREE. Open Source and so much support. Tons of good plugins already. Keep up the good work vscode team!!

[cypher543]

I love to hate on Electron when it's used for tiny single-purpose apps. But VS Code is a large and complex project with a focus on extensibility, which I think Electron is perfect for.

[Analemma_]

It's a good example of how Electron is no excuse for sluggish apps: VSC is very snappy until you start getting really huge files. Don't blame the runtime for your crappy code!

[IshKebab]

That logic doesn't really follow. I remember reading that the VSC people put a lot of work into making sure it is still fast despite Electron.

Not everyone can do that, so it would be better if the framework was 'fast by default'.

[infensus]

I thought it was because VSC is using c++ binaries for stuff like intellisense