I rebuilt VS Code on Tauri instead of Electron and just open-sourced it

1. 1Explore the Tauri framework as an alternative to Electron for building desktop applications
2. 2Analyze the VS Code source code and identify areas for optimization
3. 3Rebuild VS Code using Tauri and measure the resulting installation size and performance improvements
4. 4Consider the implications of such a change on plugin compatibility and user experience

Developers and software engineers on a team can benefit from this innovation as it reduces resource usage and improves performance, while product managers can consider the implications of such a change on user experience and overall product strategy

💡 Using Tauri instead of Electron can significantly reduce the installation size of desktop applications

💡 Rebuilt VS Code on Tauri: 775MB -> 31MB!