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This looks fantastic, I was just thinking about so many of these features being released in gmail. Like the chat bubble. Those things really speed up reading in

This looks fantastic, I was just thinking about so many of these features being released in gmail. Like the chat bubble. Those things really speed up reading information. Kudos!! Btw where are the electron haters?!

muszc-master 8y ago
Thank you! Yes I was expecting some comments about Electron, however I don't think it is really deserved. It is possible to build Electron apps that doesn't use >1gb of RAM, and this is what I've also been trying to do, when I've tested it on my old Macbook Air, it consumes around 300mb of RAM
- vijaybritto 8y ago
  Yes exactly. Also, there are ways to offload some of the background tasks to Rust. If you can do that, your app is gonna be consuming way less memory even with new features. Please consider it!
  - muszc-master 8y ago
    Good idea, will look into it!
SyneRyder 8y ago
> Btw where are the electron haters?! Hi! I'm here! ;) I mentioned Electron in my comment, and Electron is a deal-breaker for me... but I would much rather encourage the work and effort that is going into this. If the product is successful and profitable, maybe it can be ported to native frameworks a few versions later. And considering the rumours about macOS, probably wise to avoid writing native Mac code just now.
- apta 8y ago
  > And considering the rumours about macOS, probably wise to avoid writing native Mac code just now. What rumors?
  - Klover 8y ago
    The rumor they just started by saying there are rumors!
  - SyneRyder 8y ago
    Apple is dropping Intel chips & replacing them with their own CPUs in Macs in 2020 [1], and working on a unified development API where you'll develop one app for iPhone & iPad that will also run on the Mac, so you won't need to write Mac specific apps anymore [2] [3]. It's all rumour & could be wrong. But there's some who feel macOS only has a couple of years left before being discontinued. In that climate, an Electron app is smart because it will be easy to port to iOS / newOS. [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-02/apple-is-said-to-plan-move-from-intel-to-own-mac-chips-from-2020 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-02/apple-is-... [2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-20/apple-is-said-to-have-plan-to-combine-iphone-ipad-and-mac-apps https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-20/apple-is-... [3] https://mjtsai.com/blog/2018/05/01/scuttlebutt-regarding-apples-cross-platform-ui-project/ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2018/05/01/scuttlebutt-regarding-app...
    - red_admiral 8y ago
      I wish them luck, but Microsoft tried this already (Universal Windows Platform). One thing I fear is that keyboard shortcuts, particular the F-keys, will become a thing of the past.
    - jrochkind1 8y ago
      Apple has in the past been quite good at supporting old software even across hardware chip changes. Sometimes requiring only a recompile, sometimes not even that. Whether the Apple of today is the Apple of old, hard to say. Seems difficult to make development choices today based on rumors, in any event.

muszc-master 8y ago

Thank you! Yes I was expecting some comments about Electron, however I don't think it is really deserved. It is possible to build Electron apps that doesn't use >1gb of RAM, and this is what I've also been trying to do, when I've tested it on my old Macbook Air, it consumes around 300mb of RAM

vijaybritto 8y ago
Yes exactly. Also, there are ways to offload some of the background tasks to Rust. If you can do that, your app is gonna be consuming way less memory even with new features. Please consider it!
- muszc-master 8y ago
  Good idea, will look into it!

SyneRyder 8y ago

> Btw where are the electron haters?! Hi! I'm here! ;) I mentioned Electron in my comment, and Electron is a deal-breaker for me... but I would much rather encourage the work and effort that is going into this. If the product is successful and profitable, maybe it can be ported to native frameworks a few versions later. And considering the rumours about macOS, probably wise to avoid writing native Mac code just now.

apta 8y ago
> And considering the rumours about macOS, probably wise to avoid writing native Mac code just now. What rumors?
- Klover 8y ago
  The rumor they just started by saying there are rumors!
- SyneRyder 8y ago
  Apple is dropping Intel chips & replacing them with their own CPUs in Macs in 2020 [1], and working on a unified development API where you'll develop one app for iPhone & iPad that will also run on the Mac, so you won't need to write Mac specific apps anymore [2] [3]. It's all rumour & could be wrong. But there's some who feel macOS only has a couple of years left before being discontinued. In that climate, an Electron app is smart because it will be easy to port to iOS / newOS. [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-02/apple-is-said-to-plan-move-from-intel-to-own-mac-chips-from-2020 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-02/apple-is-... [2] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-20/apple-is-said-to-have-plan-to-combine-iphone-ipad-and-mac-apps https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-20/apple-is-... [3] https://mjtsai.com/blog/2018/05/01/scuttlebutt-regarding-apples-cross-platform-ui-project/ https://mjtsai.com/blog/2018/05/01/scuttlebutt-regarding-app...
  - red_admiral 8y ago
    I wish them luck, but Microsoft tried this already (Universal Windows Platform). One thing I fear is that keyboard shortcuts, particular the F-keys, will become a thing of the past.
  - jrochkind1 8y ago
    Apple has in the past been quite good at supporting old software even across hardware chip changes. Sometimes requiring only a recompile, sometimes not even that. Whether the Apple of today is the Apple of old, hard to say. Seems difficult to make development choices today based on rumors, in any event.