When VSCode launched, people were hyping it like mad ( On HN anyway ). It drives me crazy because they keep claiming it was very fast. Which isn't a fair assessment since most of them were using Atom ( from Github ) or any other editor / apps based on Electrons. Compared to best Editor in the category, Sublime, VIM or BBedit, TextMate, fast should not be a word you used to describe VSCode.
But then over the years Chromium, v8 and VSCode keep making performance improvements VSCode suddenly tick the box of good enough. And after years of CPU performance stagnation, VSCode on M1 is surprisingly fast. Still not Native App speed with many extension, but then I hope CPU performance will continue to improve along with further optimisation.
With the huge ecosystem around it and being free for all users means it will be hard for anyone else to compete in terms of mass adoption. In terms of Editor and IDE, I think VSCode is close to hitting the perfect spot.
What is your actual use case for developing on battery power? Especially during this Work From Home era, aren't we all pretty stationary?
I do c/c++ on a desktop during the day, then on the couch on a small ultrabook in the evenings. Battery is definetly more of a limiting factor if you have an laptop with an old battery, I suppose?
When VSCode launched, people were hyping it like mad ( On HN anyway ). It drives me crazy because they keep claiming it was very fast. Which isn't a fair assessment since most of them were using Atom ( from Github ) or any other editor / apps based on Electrons. Compared to best Editor in the category, Sublime, VIM or BBedit, TextMate, fast should not be a word you used to describe VSCode.
But then over the years Chromium, v8 and VSCode keep making performance improvements VSCode suddenly tick the box of good enough. And after years of CPU performance stagnation, VSCode on M1 is surprisingly fast. Still not Native App speed with many extension, but then I hope CPU performance will continue to improve along with further optimisation.
With the huge ecosystem around it and being free for all users means it will be hard for anyone else to compete in terms of mass adoption. In terms of Editor and IDE, I think VSCode is close to hitting the perfect spot.