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Is somewhere a comparison of Zed to Visual Studio Code?

• wiz21c 2y ago
  for a start, zed doesn't work on Windows. I'm not exactly a fan of MSFT but at work, I must use Windows...
  • Flex247A 2y ago
    It does work. Automated builds are here: https://github.com/deevus/zed-windows-builds https://github.com/deevus/zed-windows-builds
    • TiredOfLife 2y ago
      Builds are there, but they don't work. At least on my laptop.
• timeon 2y ago
  Memory footprint, startup times, overall responsiveness. At the end of the day VSCode is still Electron app.
  • speedgoose 2y ago
    In my experience, the electron overhead is relatively negligible compared to the ressource usage of the language servers. And zed seems to use the same language servers.
    • Aeolun 2y ago
      It is certainly true that the language servers have the same speed in Zed, but there is something to be said for just never suffering from any UI delay for any reason. Though I'll admit a LS that takes three seconds to respond is kinda indistinguishable from UI delay.
      • cybrox 2y ago
        What kind of codebases do you work with? Other than with multi-MB files or thousands of multi-cursors, I've never had any performance issues with VS-Code. It's actually one of the fastest Electron apps, I would say. If I notice a delay, it's usually the language server or some support package's background command taking a bit of time.
        • stavros 2y ago
          How old is your computer? Some people have longer upgrade cycles than others.
          • speedgoose 2y ago
            I remember that my computer in 2016 was already fast enough.
          • cybrox 2y ago
            Granted, all of my machines are pretty new and powerful. Maybe performance is a lot worse on >5yo machines.
        • drcongo 2y ago
          If all you know is VS Code it probably feels fine and you should definitely not try Zed - "one of the fastest Electron apps" isn't exactly a ringing endorsement.
          • hu3 2y ago
            Sublime is faster still. If speed is your main concern.
          • cybrox 2y ago
            I have used both unbearably slow IDEs like Visual Studio, Android Studio, Atmel Studio and very fast and lightweight editors like Notepad++ and Sublime Text. I don't have any issue with the speed of VS-Code on my machine and it feels the same as Sublime Text used to.
    • eviks 2y ago
      How does LSP affect the core editing functionality like "startup times, overall responsiveness"?
  • zazaulola 2y ago
    VSCode does not necessarily require Electron. Unlike Zed, VSCode can actually run on a server, and Google Chrome can be used as a client. You can even take advantage of all VSCode features and plugins using Google Chrome Mobile.
    • kunley 2y ago
      Main and often repeated argument against Electron is that it has a browser embedded inside, and that's why it's so bloated, slow and taking up so much memory. Yet you give counterexample of using... a browser as a client/frontend to vscode. Well it doesn't remove the exact main problem with Electron, does it?
• kruxigt 2y ago
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