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No. Multi-threading and hardware acceleration is objectively faster for many workloads. The problem is over-engineered, one-size-fits-all solutions, especially
by theandrewbailey 7y ago
No. Multi-threading and hardware acceleration is objectively faster for many workloads. The problem is over-engineered, one-size-fits-all solutions, especially multiplatform and/or written in Javascript.
Back in the day, we had built-from-scratch programs that could only do exactly what they were intended to do on a specific platform, instead of doing things like shipping a gamepad driver with your all your text apps[0].
[0] https://josephg.com/blog/electron-is-flash-for-the-desktop/ https://josephg.com/blog/electron-is-flash-for-the-desktop/