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It's not just UI but performance as well. For native apps, UI (hover state, clicks, etc) react in 0-1 frames. For Electron apps, these range from 3-10 frames.
by HappyTypist 9y ago
It's not just UI but performance as well. For native apps, UI (hover state, clicks, etc) react in 0-1 frames. For Electron apps, these range from 3-10 frames.
- rjeli 9y agoDon't worry, just wait a few years and the processors will be fast enough for native-like performance.
- sha666sum 9y agoIn other words, in a few years everyone will need to replace their perfectly good computers because of software bloat.
- fludlight 9y agoYou just summed up the history of the industry.
- pavel_lishin 9y agoAnd by then we'll have our pick of Neutrino, Electrode, and Amber as the new, shiny, laggy way to build "native" apps.
- coldtea 9y agoPerhaps you've missed the memo? https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601441/moores-law-is-dead-now-what/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601441/moores-law-is-dead... https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/moores-law-really-is-dead-this-time/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/02/moore...
- nwienert 9y agoThis is not true, nor has it been historically. Since 2001, you can make hover effects in <16ms.
- coldtea 9y agoYou didn't say anything that disagrees with the parent. Except if you mean that you could do it since 2001 on web pages in < 16ms -- which is clearly not the case.