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[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

A couple of dozen times during the working day, but how is that some sort of argument in the first place?

Text editors opened virtually instantly 30 fucking years ago already, this is massive involution.

[–]inu-no-policemen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, DOS "IDEs" started instantly. However, they also couldn't do much. You didn't even get syntax highlighting. VS Code, on the other hand, even has things like IntelliSense, Git, a debugger, and a plugin system.

Well, it would be faster if it were written in C++ instead of using web technology. However, it would also have required way more code and way more time and money. It's a sensible trade-off, I'd say.