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Surprisingly, VS Code handles large files quite well.

Just tested it on my Mac opening an uncompressed ember.js (~1.5MB). The file loads instantly and syntax highlighting is done in less than 1 sec. Movement and editing are very responsive.

On the other hand, when I open ember.js on Atom, it takes more than 10 sec to load and syntax highlight, and moving & editing take .2 ~ .3 sec to complete.

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I've been using it with an ember cli app on OS X for a couple weeks (had pre release access). It's pretty nice some kinks here and there specifically with my tmp folder being giant. But for being what it is now its pretty awesome.

Handles builds and debugging too although it'll take some setup depending on your project type.

They basically took the vs Monaco online browser editor which was already awesome and put it on atom shell/electron for everyone to be able to use natively. Definitely a smart move. Compared to paying $70 for sublime it's a really good deal.

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