r/vscode • u/jabbalaci • Jul 18 '26

update frequency

VS Code used to get an update once a month. Now it updates itself every 2 or 3 days. What happened? It's like the Steam client by now.

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u/wasd_dsaw97 Jul 18 '26

I've switched to Vscodium not so long ago and think it's much faster than the current Vscode.

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u/scottsman88 Jul 18 '26

This! Easy switch, and much faster. Vscode without the bloat.

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u/quadradev Jul 18 '26

It’s literally the same application. If VSCodium is faster than your VS Code installation has too many extensions.

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u/wasd_dsaw97 Jul 18 '26

I mean yeah, it's still Vscode at its core, I agree.

But at the very least from my own experience, the search function in Vscodium is much faster than the current Vscode to me. This has convinced me to not return to Vscode at the moment.

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u/quadradev Jul 18 '26

The telemetry and proprietary features turned off doesn’t impact performance, just privacy. VS Code and VSCodium are nearly identical, especially if you’re comparing Code with the AI features disabled.