I’ve noticed that when developing large projects, my IDE has become incredibly slow when generating code. This is especially noticeable when working with autocompletion and refactoring. I’ve tried various plugins, but they don’t seem to have any significant effect. Has anyone encountered this and knows how to speed up this process?
How to speed up code generation in your local IDE
Indeed, many IDEs suffer from overhead when working with large codebases, especially when using plugins in scripting languages. You should consider tools that use the Language Server Protocol and are implemented in compiled languages.
To test the performance hypothesis of native solutions, check out the Gopher Code project https://github.com/projectbarks/gopher-code This is a complete system rebuild from scratch, where the key principle is a single binary file without external dependencies. This approach potentially solves the problem of slowdowns in large projects. Before switching, evaluate the stability: new tools may be crude. Alternatively, check the cache and indexing settings in your current IDE; this can sometimes have a quick effect.