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100 MB / app is significant, especially on laptops. Slack used to use so much memory on Linux that I couldn't afford to run the desktop app and ran it inside a

by cozzyd 6y ago

100 MB / app is significant, especially on laptops. Slack used to use so much memory on Linux that I couldn't afford to run the desktop app and ran it inside a Firefox tab for years... seems to have gotten better somehow.

kaba0 6y ago
I doubt there would be many GUI apps that eat less than 100 MB — if only that would be the maximum.
- cozzyd 6y ago
  Of course, but saving 100 MB in 5 apps would probably let you leave a few extra tabs open...or run emacs.