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Not a dev, just a user. I've got a 16GB, 7yo Core i5 desktop that was working fine for me. Then it started freezing up. Right after I installed the desktop Disc
by obarthelemy 6y ago
Not a dev, just a user.
I've got a 16GB, 7yo Core i5 desktop that was working fine for me. Then it started freezing up. Right after I installed the desktop Discord client. Yep, that thing can freeze it all for up to 2 mins. Also make it unusably jerky until it gets focus back. And lag so much when I type that I can't use cursor keys, only the mouse really.
So I dug into what it's made of: Electron. Sp on behalf of all users: dev with whatever you want, just please not Electron.
- azangru 6y agoHave you used VSCode or Atom at all?
- Scapeghost 6y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13940014 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13940014 "VS Code uses 13% CPU when idle due to blinking cursor rendering"
- facorreia 6y agoAnd yet it has become extremely popular. It looks like the team made an excellent trade-off.
- mceachen 6y agoICYMI: This bug from 2017 was triaged, fixed and in the insider build in less than 2 weeks (!!) https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/22900 https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/22900
- jankiehodgpodge 6y agoThere are some good electron apps and some bad ones.