Re:VS Code uses 13% CPU when idle due to blinking cursor ren...
by elsurudo on Friday March 24, 2017 @06:36AM
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Fair enough, but double-digit usage of an entire core... when the program is IDLE? how can you justify that? That's just broken.
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Re:VS Code uses 13% CPU when idle due to blinking cursor ren...
by allenz on Saturday March 25, 2017 @06:00AM
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They will indeed fix this. At minimum, they can freeze the editor when it's out of focus. So there is no need to justify--this is a minor oversight, as someone phrased it over at Slashdot.[1]
I was responding to those who believe that this demonstrates a fundamental flaw in using Electron. My response emphasizes the tradeoffs involved. If they couldn't fix it, 13% background is undesirable, but it's not a dealbreaker for me if there are redeeming qualities. And it seems that VS Code certainly has some redeeming qualities.
[1] https://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10406465&cid...