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points by TheRoque 4 days ago | 0 comments
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.
[–] louis_ 3 days ago
A snappy terminal doesn't prevent you from seeing half-filled screens. Flicker can occur when you write line-by-line. That happened in a recent TUI application I wrote. Using synchronized update mode solved the problem.
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