Show HN: VCoding – A 5 MB native Windows IDE with no dynamic dependencies

Category: devtools

Tags: native-ide, windows, low-resource, win32, code-editor

Score: 6.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 8, Documentation: 4, Utility: 5)

VCoding is a native Windows IDE built from scratch using Win32/GDI with a custom memory allocator and GUI widgets, weighing only 5 MB and using 8 MB RAM. It's interesting as an extreme minimalist counterpoint to Electron-based editors, demonstrating how far native development can reduce resource usage while maintaining core IDE features.

Target audience: backend devs, windows developers, embedded developers, performance-conscious developers

Repository: https://github.com/Tonyjw2014/Vcoding · 1 stars

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