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Starship: A minimal, fast, and customizable prompt for any shell

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457 points benoitg | 1 comments | 24 Jun 25 11:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.398s | source
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b0a04gl ◴[24 Jun 25 12:32 UTC] No.44365467[source]▶
every time your shell takes 100ms to render git status that you didn’t even need, you're paying invisible tax on flow. terminals should be reactive memory tools, not passive decoration. we optimize for code runtime but not for our own typing latency
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1. perrygeo ◴[24 Jun 25 15:36 UTC] No.44367362[source]▶
counter-point: having to constantly track git status in your head, and needing to type commands to remind yourself, is a far bigger distraction. Optimize to avoid context switching, not for a few ms latency.

FWIW, I switched from zsh default to starship and didn't notice any perceptible difference. But I certainly notice when I mess up my git commits!