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Slack, just fix the performance of desktop first.
by allenleein 8y ago
Slack, just fix the performance of desktop first.
- leovander 8y agoFTFY make a native desktop app first
- artursapek 8y agoSadly that's never going to happen. Maintaining feature parity between multiple implementations of that complicated app would cost way more than it's worth. I actually just noticed this morning my Slack "app" was taking up over a gig in memory...
- TeMPOraL 8y agoSurely it must be an incredibly complicated app, given all the memory and CPU power it requires...
- enraged_camel 8y agoTo this day I haven't understood why people use the desktop client. Browser client is fantastic and has all the features of the desktop client (including desktop notifications, if they are your thing).
- neon_electro 8y agoI've been using the desktop client for keyboard shortcuts, how's the web app doing on that front?
- omneity 8y agoSo far all my common shortcuts are working in the browser (starting with cmd + k)
- mrweasel 8y agoBrowser based apps are weird and I want an icon in my dock and I want alt+tab to work normally.... and with zero effort from me. Honestly I’m in the other camp, and maybe old fashion, but don’t waste your time on browser client, just do native apps.
- qaisjp 8y agoSlack has always been fine for me... but my laptop has also become slow.... so maybe it's nicking all the power ;)
- TeMPOraL 8y agoThink about it more, and connect the dots :). Your comment sounds like what I hear from non-tech people. "My computer is terribly slow. Must be viruses. Could you clean it up?". No, your computer is fine and (mostly) malware-free. It's just the continuous cosmic inflation of website bloat. (And then I think: if you were inclined to learn some tech, I'd teach you how to use NoScript or uMatrix. Alas, you'll probably need to buy a new machine instead.)
- richrichardsson 8y agoAnd add a friggin dark theme ffs!
- bluebluetimes 8y agoYeah Astro desktop is neat