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Looks just like VS Code and I think it's still built on electron so take that as you will.

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[–] Swuden@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure it’s to enable extensions written in JS. These apps build their success on a rich ecosystem of plugins. And, like it or not, JS plays a big part in that.

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But the best (fastest) plugins aren't written in js.

[–] Swuden@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I don’t disagree, but that’s not what most people care about.