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> Slack is slow because it's slow to load actual conversation data; the iOS app is just as slow as the Electron app. This is not UI jank; it's a slow API and/or
by ulrikrasmussen 6y ago
> Slack is slow because it's slow to load actual conversation data; the iOS app is just as slow as the Electron app. This is not UI jank; it's a slow API and/or insufficient prefetching.
This makes no sense to me. On my machine, the desktop Slack client has noticeable input lag and it takes ages to perform any action. Try installing Ripcord and compare them; they are talking to the same API, but Ripcord doesn't make me want to throw my laptop out the window.
But Mighty is not a solution, it is just a band-aid that will perpetuate the problem and make UI developers even more lazy because they can assume their crappy Electron apps are always running on a beefy machine in the cloud.
- brundolf 6y agoI've never once experienced input lag on Slack- on mobile or desktop (or laptop). The only thing I notice is a slow initial load and slowness to load conversations when I click between them. Again, I'm not exactly using ancient computers, but that's been my anecdotal experience. I was working from a MacBook Pro that was 3-4 years old at one point, for what that's worth. Not maxed out, though I'll admit it was probably still not a slouch.