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by thu2111 2043 days ago
JVM apps can start in <100 msec, and IDEA has a 'lite' mode now where it's more like a text editor. That starts very fast.

IDEA is slow(ish) to start because it's an IDE so it's loading tons of plugins, a project database etc. Though actually recent versions only take a few seconds on my admittedly high end MacBook.
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CountHackulus 2043 days ago
There's also some AOT options for the JVM to get a faster startup, along with -Xquickstart. I definitely agree with the "you're loading an entire IDE" statement.
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anentropic 2043 days ago
I wish I could launch just the diff interface without all those plugins then

TBH I never got on with PyCharm and still use Sublime Text... but I keep PyCharm installed just for the mergetool!

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thu2111 2037 days ago
That's what lite mode is. Check it out!
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