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Re:VS Code uses 13% CPU when idle due to blinking cursor ren... by throwasehasdwi on Thursday March 23, 2017 @12:04PM (#13941001)
Javascript is meh, it's HTML and CSS that are the real culprits for the crazy inefficient GUI rendering. HTML was great for what it was designed for, but we're ten years beyond that.

Something will come in and replace HTML, it's just a matter of time. The main driver is mobile. The many layers of abstraction burn battery, one day phone manufacturers will get tired of it and do something.

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Re:VS Code uses 13% CPU when idle due to blinking cursor ren... by scriptproof on Thursday March 23, 2017 @12:20PM (#13941181)
Something like XUL, XAML or Enyo? Wait for it.
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Re:VS Code uses 13% CPU when idle due to blinking cursor ren... by pyre on Thursday March 23, 2017 @12:53PM (#13941532)
Something like React Native that targets Windows/macOs/Linux rather than iOS/Android? I think that this would be a better way to deal with using Javascript as the dev environment, while at the same time passing on Electron.
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