<!--IssueSummary start--> <details> <summary> Everyone can contribute. [Help move this issue forward](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/marketing/developer-relations/contributor-success/community-contributors-workflows/#contributor-links) while earning points, leveling up and collecting rewards. </summary> - [Close this issue](https://contributors.gitlab.com/manage-issue?action=close&projectId=278964&issueIid=414479) </details> <!--IssueSummary end--> ## Problem to solve Loading the new Web IDE is fast, but there are times when you want to jump right into working on a file. Right now you have to wait for the welcome screen to load (which is a separate bug that we're working on) and the file list to be populated. ## Proposal Prioritize loading the file or files opened from the repository before displaying the welcome screen or file tree. ## Questions Is this even possible? Given the file system needs to be loaded, do we even have the contents of the _opened_ file before we populate the file tree? Can the order of these be reversed or is there a dependency on loading the FS first?