VSCode runs a desktop app as well as in a browser. You knew that though.
And I use VSCode on a 10 year old desktop. VSCode itself is very light. It's the extensions that sometimes have performance issues. Microsoft's C++ one is by far the worst offender.
And I use VSCode on a 10 year old desktop. VSCode itself is very light. It's the extensions that sometimes have performance issues. Microsoft's C++ one is by far the worst offender.