

If you were previously running an Intel build, this is all you need to do. The fix: Download the latest version of VS Code for Mac, install it. This is because previous builds weren't natively compatible with Apple Silicon, and ran Intel code through a virtualization process that apple calls Rosetta. If you are running Visual Studio Code on a Mac with an Apple Silicon processor (also known as an M1, M1 Pro, or M1 Max), you will get a massive performance boost by installing an Apple Silicon optimized build of VS Code.

So, how did I do it? Let's cut to the chase: The Solution On a cold boot of VS Code, my load time went from 15 seconds to just about 2 seconds. Yesterday I stumbled on something that let me load VS Code 775% faster than before on my Mac laptop. I was pretty happy with the startup speed I gained by removing a fewĮxtensions, but VS Code still took a while to load. Note: This is an update to my recent post, How to make VS Code load faster with a little bit of housekeeping.
