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I read it more as a comment on the additional functionality in the UI than on anything underhand.
by regularfry 6y ago
I read it more as a comment on the additional functionality in the UI than on anything underhand.
- stephc_int13 6y agoYeah, it was sarcasm on my side. I honestly don't find the performance of many web apps acceptable, given the power of modern computers.
- BlueTemplar 6y agoWell, they are basically running in an emulator (the browser), so it's not that surprising?
- stephc_int13 6y agoNo, that is surprising, there is nothing inherently CPU intensive to run an email client, it should be almost free, even inside an emulator. People are making impressive 64k demos on the web these days.
- BlueTemplar 6y agoDemoscene is spending a lot of effort to make things as efficient as possible. Other programmers have other priorities. Clearly the performance is what it is because "running in a browser" was deemed non-negotiable (as it strengthens Google, and then the performance just had to be "good enough" (with Google's lead and market size).
- anthk 6y agoAnd that can be accomplished with a simple MUA like Sylpheed or Thunderbird with 1/5 of the resources.