GNU Emacs really didn't start until 1984, but I keep thinking it would be interesting to compare Emacs' resource usage to Zed (or Gram). Then I realize I can't be bothered to run either of those long enough to do it.
Compared to VSCode, Eight Meg And Constantly Swapping does sound ridiculously parsimonious in 2026.
Compared to VSCode, Eight Meg And Constantly Swapping does sound ridiculously parsimonious in 2026.