Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
> Maybe the difference is just due to loading `package`?
> IOW, what happens if you add (require 'package) to your "Quick start
> disabled" version? Does the startup time go back up to ~0.28?
Why not just preload package.el? A good 75 percent of our users seem to
use it, according to the Emacs Survey.
28.8 % built-in package.el
46.3 % use-package [uses package.el behind the scenes]
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75.1 % total
Source:
https://emacssurvey.org/2020/