Other than a little startup lag VS Code which runs on top of Electron performs very well on my computers, though they all have SSDs.  As to performance and memory footprint vs. a statically compiled language&#x2F;platform, yes, it&#x27;s a bit heavier... that said, people are writing <i>useful</i> software with it, and able to deploy it cross platform, with minimal additional effort, and able to re-use components build for web based versions.<p>It&#x27;s not ideal for some apps, but it&#x27;s completely serviceable for most apps.