Visual Studio Code - lagging when typing

All you have to do disable all extensions and if you have any updates upadte that too...

If it is stil not fixed uninstall and install it again

Had the same problem using Visual Studio Code while using Android Studio along with an Android Simulator in the background, and I run 8GB RAM and a CPU of 3.2GHz but when I returned to Notepad++ (I know its suicidal), to check if it is my problem or because of the IDEs, I typed in real time.

It is due to your processor as Visual Studio Code is not really recommended for "slow" CPUs. Personally I like it, although an IDE in the likes of Vim might suit you better.

Here is a link that might give some more hints: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/38409

The easiest solution I found was to download and install Visual Studio Code Insiders. It's nearly identical except that it's known to lag less. Installing this will also clear any extensions or preferences you have enabled which might be causing the lag:

https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/

You may also need to run it from the command line with the --disable-gpu flag

code-insiders --disable-gpu

or

/Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code\ -\ Insiders.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron --disable-gpu

depending on your OS