AFAIK, Ghostty is as performant. At least, on macOS. I used both and didn't see much difference. Decided to go with Ghostty as it feels more native than Kitty.
replyYeah from what I've seen Ghostty is slightly more performant but they are both very performant.
replyHow does a non-performant terminal look? I don't think I've even seen one.
replySerious question.
Print a massive log file in kitty/ghostty, and another one with you default terminal, and you'll see a massive difference in how fast the log is printed out. Well to be honest it's just comfort, I can't claim it makes a difference in actual productivity, for me the real benefits of kitty are just the terminal multiplexer-ish capabilities (panes, sessions), other rendering niceties like adjusting the font, or having smooth scroll, sensible default shortcuts. But the actual "performance" e.g. input lag or rendering lag, I don't think it's that important.
replyI have previously seen programs run much more slowly when launched from the built-in terminal in a JetBrains IDE because log output was blocked.
replyiterm2. When there's heavy logging, I've seen it lag. Doesn't feel as snappy as Kitty.
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