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Surprised by this. I thought Sketch was doing well for itself.

• michelb 8y ago
  Maybe, but many people that used to use Sketch are now using Figma. Adobe is doubling down on XD, and Framer is also rapidly turning into an extremely powerful tool.
  • skilled 8y ago
    Yep. I switched to Figma as well.
    • cageface 8y ago
      It's pretty impressive that a browser based app can compete with such a complex and performance sensitive app like sketch. I understand why sketch is a native Mac app but having no windows or Linux port leaves the door open for competition.
      • Wowfunhappy 8y ago
        Interestingly, my issue with Figma is just that—it feels slow and clunky to me, I imagine largely because it has to run in a browser. Surprised so many people prefer it.
        • redindian75 8y ago
          For me it's the other way round. Figma canvas is silky smooth while Sketch drones on.
      • ichik 8y ago
        Figma is rather performant (to the point where it outruns Sketch in typical day-to-day design tasks), and their vector-editing is less buggy.
      • manigandham 8y ago
        The core parts are built in C++ and compiled to WebAssembly: https://www.figma.com/blog/webassembly-cut-figmas-load-time-by-3x/ https://www.figma.com/blog/webassembly-cut-figmas-load-time-...
        • cageface 8y ago
          Interesting. Sounds like the benefit here is mostly in improving load time, not performance, right?
          • manigandham 8y ago
            It's both: https://www.figma.com/blog/figma-faster/ https://www.figma.com/blog/figma-faster/
• beager 8y ago
  It sounds like the issue isn’t the growth of Sketch itself, but the growth of the competitive landscape. I wonder if they shopped around an acquisition and couldn’t get one.
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