More of a general usability tip for Linux users who experience slowness in VS Code: Disable hardware rendering. Chances are you're already experiencing this in Chrome/Chromium/Brave/Opera/etc. and Firefox if it impacts you in VS Code, and the solution is the same (albeit in different places in settings).
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Edit (forgot to come back earlier with instructions)/TL;DR:
Preferences: Configure Runtime Argumentscommand.argv. jsonfile to configure runtime arguments. You might see some default arguments there already."disable-hardware-acceleration": true.Source: code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_4...
More of a general usability tip for Linux users who experience slowness in VS Code: Disable hardware rendering. Chances are you're already experiencing this in Chrome/Chromium/Brave/Opera/etc. and Firefox if it impacts you in VS Code, and the solution is the same (albeit in different places in settings).