Gemini Code Assist may be causing high CPU use on a Mac
A MacBook M3 became unusually hot after years of normally staying cool. The suspected cause was the in VS Code. The issue appeared after checking what was making the machine heat up.
Reviews for the in the VS Code did not show many similar complaints about CPU use. That makes it unclear whether this is a wider bug or a problem tied to one setup.
Key points
- A MacBook M3 started getting much hotter than usual.
- in VS Code was suspected as the cause.
- reviews did not show many matching CPU complaints.
- owners should watch development that stay running in the .