alt Hacker NewsWhats the advantage of using Ferrite versus VS Code with a Mermaid extension?
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littlestymaar • today at 7:26 AM
The VSCode markdown viewer kind of sucks tbh.
dcreater • today at 6:37 AM
Rust + Native App I take it
Whats the advantage of using Ferrite versus VS Code with a Mermaid extension?
The VSCode markdown viewer kind of sucks tbh.
Rust + Native App I take it
> - ~15MB vs ~300MB+ (no Electron) > - Instant startup vs seconds > - Native Mermaid rendering (no extension juggling) > - Built-in JSON/YAML tree viewer with pipeline shell integration > - Session restore, minimap, zen mode baked in > > If you live in VS Code already, an extension might be fine. Ferrite is for those wanting a focused, fast Markdown environment.