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by orange8 1173 days ago
> Sublime Text is implemented natively (C++) and uses a fraction of the resources to accomplish similar functionality.

If VS Code is slower than sublime with the same level of functionality, why does it currently totally dominate the market? Is it because devs just love Microsoft?
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nl 1173 days ago
Importantly, it isn't slower.

It does use a lot more resources, but it turns out that people care a lot less about memory usage than UX speed.

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deminature 1173 days ago
VS Code has a quasi-IDE implemented for a bunch of popular languages including a debugger [1]. Sublime is a straight text editor, with limited debugging capability. Sheer usefulness beats performance, so VS Code won the editor war.

[1] https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/debugging

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zuminator 1173 days ago
So in other words, not the same level of functionality.
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danaris 1172 days ago
Sublime Text is an independent product from a small developer; VS Code is actively pushed and marketed by Microsoft, one of the biggest, best-known companies in the world.

That may or may not be the primary reason for the difference, but I don't think it can be ignored.

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