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I've been using it recently and as a user it feels like a negative synthesis as much as a positive one. Its memory footprint bloats with tabs much like a web-b
by relaxatorium 11y ago
I've been using it recently and as a user it feels like a negative synthesis as much as a positive one.
Its memory footprint bloats with tabs much like a web-browser does and now my machine just lives in swap in a way that it doesn't with more traditional text editors.
- ashark 11y agoThis web-on-the-desktop thing is this generation's Java desktop applications/applets. Same back-and-forth. Proponents: Almost as fast as native! Look at this V8 benchmark! Cross-platform for free! Why would you use anything else? Skeptics: Yeah, but... insanely bad memory use, large package size, painful battery drain, and whatever your benchmarks say, noticeably worse real-world performance. Proponents: But... cross platform for free! V8 benchmarks!