I have seen that while using GNOME, KDE or any other desktop environment that the same apps use more CPU and RAM on them compared to tiling window managers. Linux with a Tiling Window Manager handles it magnificently well. Linux on the other hand does it fantastically well. Windows will not let you open a lot of things at once if you’re using a medium spec computer. On this very laptop windows struggle to handle VSCode. Here is the RAM usage by i3WM on my laptop without any apps running. The minimalism with enhancements in productivity is what drawn me into tiling window managers. It lets you have just what you need without any bells & whistles. These are just a small pieces of software that I have loved more than anything in linux ecosystem. One of the productivity reasons for not going to windows is TWMs and Workspaces. I had to use a Tiling Window Manager to realize the true power of workspaces. ![]() “Why would anyone want to open an app in a different space?” I have used Ubuntu for a long time and it did show me workspaces but my then windows brain ignored it. when you use someone else’s windows machine, you’ll know where the programs are, how to open them and how to use them but that’s good for enterprise systems not so much for personal computers. I’m sure you’d also have created shortcuts for your apps and put them on desktop. I do not want to go through all that again and again. The programs are hidden away in start button menu somewhere. My brain was trained by windows OS that this is how a window manager should be and other WMs are strange. ![]() I don’t know if it is just me but after starting to use Linux I’ve increased my productivity a lot.
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