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My reaction to this; a journey. Hey I've been looking for something like this. Ahh local first, and markdown. I might like this. Fuzzy search? I've gotta try

My reaction to this; a journey. Hey I've been looking for something like this. Ahh local first, and markdown. I might like this. Fuzzy search? I've gotta try this! Wait, is this electron? Please don't be electron, please don't be electron, please don't be electron! > Made ontop of VS Code Well, shit I'm out. Damnit! ~fin~ I miss real applications...

kemonocode 6y ago
I'm a very vocal critic of Electron, but giving credit where credit is due, VSCode doesn't really feel like an Electron app at all. It's very snappy and modest with its memory usage, so I'm quite certain the folks at Microsoft had to sign a deal with the Devil to optimize it like that.
- danielbarla 6y ago
  VSCode really is a strange counter-example, in a good way. I have 3 IDEs open at the moment, and it is the most lightweight of them, by a factor of three. (And yes, with all its extensions and features, I would say it's more of an IDE than a text editor.) Comparisons to VS itself do not end favourably for the native app. It's also worth noting that while the overhead of Electron can be considered incredibly wasteful for a note taking app, the ratio becomes much more reasonable for something as resource intensive as an IDE. In this case, I imagine most of the target audience would already be running VSCode for dev work.
detaro 6y ago
I'm really not a fan of "Electron for everything", but I don't understand this reaction. VS Code is quite good compared to a lot of the other apps build on Electron, so I'd not discard it just because of that.
- grayhatter 6y ago
  VSCode might be the best of the electron apps, but being best of the worst isn't something to brag about.
jamil7 6y ago
A lot of HN readers seem to be vocal critics of electron except in the case of VSCode which no one is allowed to criticize or risk being downvoted.
- grayhatter 6y ago
  Lol, you're not kidding, TIL I use vscode, it must be good, downvotes for thoes who disagree!

kemonocode 6y ago

I'm a very vocal critic of Electron, but giving credit where credit is due, VSCode doesn't really feel like an Electron app at all. It's very snappy and modest with its memory usage, so I'm quite certain the folks at Microsoft had to sign a deal with the Devil to optimize it like that.

danielbarla 6y ago
VSCode really is a strange counter-example, in a good way. I have 3 IDEs open at the moment, and it is the most lightweight of them, by a factor of three. (And yes, with all its extensions and features, I would say it's more of an IDE than a text editor.) Comparisons to VS itself do not end favourably for the native app. It's also worth noting that while the overhead of Electron can be considered incredibly wasteful for a note taking app, the ratio becomes much more reasonable for something as resource intensive as an IDE. In this case, I imagine most of the target audience would already be running VSCode for dev work.

detaro 6y ago

I'm really not a fan of "Electron for everything", but I don't understand this reaction. VS Code is quite good compared to a lot of the other apps build on Electron, so I'd not discard it just because of that.

grayhatter 6y ago
VSCode might be the best of the electron apps, but being best of the worst isn't something to brag about.

jamil7 6y ago

A lot of HN readers seem to be vocal critics of electron except in the case of VSCode which no one is allowed to criticize or risk being downvoted.

grayhatter 6y ago
Lol, you're not kidding, TIL I use vscode, it must be good, downvotes for thoes who disagree!