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I wonder if they increased their efforts after seeing VS Code (also a complex Electron app) run fast and memory-efficient. Before VS Code everyone just accepte

by zeusly 7y ago

I wonder if they increased their efforts after seeing VS Code (also a complex Electron app) run fast and memory-efficient. Before VS Code everyone just accepted Electron's memory bloat, maybe slack even had plans to go fully native b/c no one thought it could be done properly.

doc_gunthrop 7y ago
> memory-efficient. Not how I'd describe a text editor that consumes 700MB+ of RAM at any given time.
- spookthesunset 7y ago
  Yes, because vs code is just a mere text editor.
- wgoodall01 7y ago
  Replace "text editor" with "IDE," and that 700mb figure doesn't seem so extravagant.
  - flukus 7y ago
    It does to those of use that remember upgrading to (I think) 128MB of RAM to run Visual C++ 6, it's not like a heap of new features have been added since.