I agree, for a basic editor Sublime is faster, generally speaking. (ie, open, navigate, search, etc...)
But while actually coding, I can't tell a difference, and in some cases VScode is faster than Sublime. (in my experience)
But faster doesn't help me when code complete doesn't work correctly on one file for no explainable reason. (and the myriad of other "small" bugs that wore on me...)
For me personally, VSCode doesn't compete with Sublime. Sublime is my primary text editor with some advanced features for convenience. VSCode is a replacement for all of the IDEs I don't want to install or launch right now.
Agree with you. VSCode used to be somewhat slower about a year back but not anymore. Yes it uses more RAM than Sublime but for anyone with a decent computer, that is not a concern. The productivity boost with VSCode is much better than with Sublime. Especially for Javascript, there is not even a contest.
But while actually coding, I can't tell a difference, and in some cases VScode is faster than Sublime. (in my experience)
But faster doesn't help me when code complete doesn't work correctly on one file for no explainable reason. (and the myriad of other "small" bugs that wore on me...)