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# Editor Optimization
## Editor Optimization
### Reduce Visual Overhead
```json
// settings.json
{
// Disable expensive features
"editor.minimap.enabled": false,
"editor.renderWhitespace": "none",
"editor.renderLineHighlight": "none",
"editor.roundedSelection": false,
"editor.scrollBeyondLastLine": false,
"editor.smoothScrolling": false,
"breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
// Reduce rendering
"editor.cursorBlinking": "solid",
"editor.cursorSmoothCaretAnimation": "off",
// Limit tokenization
"editor.maxTokenizationLineLength": 5000
}
```
### File Handling
```json
{
// Limit open editors
"workbench.editor.limit.enabled": true,
"workbench.editor.limit.value": 10,
// Disable auto-save (optional)
"files.autoSave": "off",
// Exclude files from watching
"files.watcherExclude": {
"**/node_modules/**": true,
"**/.git/objects/**": true,
"**/.git/subtree-cache/**": true,
"**/dist/**": true,
"**/build/**": true,
"**/.next/**": true
}
}
```
### Search Optimization
```json
{
"search.exclude": {
"**/node_modules": true,
"**/dist": true,
"**/build": true,
"**/coverage": true,
"**/.git": true,
"**/*.lock": true
},
"search.followSymlinks": false,
"search.useIgnoreFiles": true
}
```
