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> Slack update burns over 1GB of RAM regularly Is this right? This is a glorified chat client! Why so much?
by supahfly_remix 10y ago
> Slack update burns over 1GB of RAM regularly
Is this right? This is a glorified chat client! Why so much?
- skykooler 10y agoBecause it sits on top of a web browser, and keeps all chats, images, gifs etc in memory across all channels instead of just loading those for the current channel.
- RodgerTheGreat 10y agoThe "native" app is a Chromium wrapper of essentially the webapp, so it shouldn't be surprising that the performance profile is similar to that of running another web browser. Cost-effective for the developers, less than efficient for end-users. This is the same tradeoff we've collectively chosen for many things in the "rich webapp" space.
- bunderbunder 10y agoThe Giphy plugin comes to mind.