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Atom extensions are like script tags added to the page, while VS Code runs all extensions in a single separate process and gives them a limited API.

That means that in VS Code actions like "right click to open context menu" or "type in Command Palette to filter commands" are instantaneous regardless of your extensions, as no extension code gets run. But extensions can't change the layout of the editor, or really do anything not exposed by the API.

If you want hack-ability there is an extension - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=betterth...