early-init.el

(setq
 gc-cons-threshold 134217728
 inhibit-startup-message t ; Reduce noise at startup
 inhibit-startup-echo-area-message user-login-name
 inhibit-startup-screen t
 inhibit-default-init t
 initial-scratch-message nil
 auto-mode-case-fold nil ; Use case-sensitive `auto-mode-alist' for performance
 fast-but-imprecise-scrolling t ; More performant rapid scrolling over unfontified regions
 ffap-machine-p-known 'reject ; Don't ping things that look like domain names
 frame-inhibit-implied-resize t ; Inhibit frame resizing for performance
 idle-update-delay 1.0  ; slow down UI updates down
 inhibit-compacting-font-caches t ; Inhibit frame resizing for performance
 read-process-output-max (* 1024 1024) ; Increase how much is read from processes in a single chunk.
 redisplay-skip-fontification-on-input t ; Inhibits it for better scrolling performance.
 command-line-x-option-alist nil ; Remove irreleant command line options for faster startup
 select-active-regions 'only ; Emacs hangs when large selections contain mixed line endings.
 auto-save-list-file-prefix nil ; Disable auto-save
 create-lockfiles nil ; Disable lockfiles
 make-backup-files nil ; Disable backup files
 vc-follow-symlinks t ; Do not ask about symlink following
 custom-file (concat user-emacs-directory "custom.el") ; Place all "custom" code in a temporary file
 use-short-answers t ; y/n for yes/no
 package-quickstart nil ; Prevent package.el loading packages prior to their init-file
 package-enable-at-startup nil
 straight-vc-git-default-clone-depth 1 ; configure straight.el
 straight-check-for-modifications '(check-on-save find-when-checking)
 straight-repository-branch "develop")

(tool-bar-mode -1)                    ; Disable toolbar
(tooltip-mode -1)                     ; Disable tooltips
(menu-bar-mode -1)                    ; Disable menu bar
(scroll-bar-mode -1)                  ; Disable scroll bar

(let ((bootstrap-file
       (locate-user-emacs-file "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el")))
  (unless (file-exists-p bootstrap-file)
    (with-current-buffer
        (url-retrieve-synchronously
         "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/radian-software/straight.el/develop/install.el"
         'silent 'inhibit-cookies)
      (goto-char (point-max))
      (eval-print-last-sexp)))
  (load bootstrap-file nil 'nomessage))