In a provocative new blog post, developer Rushter challenges the default assumption that every power user needs Oh My Zsh. While the framework is famous for its aesthetics and vast plugin ecosystem, the article highlights its significant performance costs.
The piece details how Oh My Zsh can inflate shell startup times to hundreds of milliseconds—a delay that becomes noticeable for developers who frequently open new terminals. Rushter argues that most users only leverage a tiny fraction of the available features, yet pay the initialization penalty for all of them.
The solution? The author advocates for a minimalist approach. By ditching the framework and configuring .zshrc manually, users can retain essential features like syntax highlighting and autosuggestions while achieving near-instant load times. For those prioritizing efficiency over theming, it might be time to uninstall the framework and reclaim that startup speed.
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