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This seems unnecessarily toxic. Slack is an app first, not a webpage. Just install the app.

by duped 4y ago

kelnos 4y ago
You mean the "app" that's just a Chrome instance that wraps the webpage, and sucks up GBs of RAM while doing so? No thanks.
- raydev 4y ago
  I leave it running continuously for weeks on my Mac, with no issues. It is currently using 700MB across all of its processes (5 by my count). Doesn't seem like that big of a problem. I understand it used to be a much larger problem. Maybe it's time to try it out again.
  - SahAssar 4y ago
    My problem with the app isn't resource usage, it's that a chat client that's already a webpage shouldn't need me to install a app. It's ridiculous how far slack will go on purpose to not support the platform their app is built on.
    - raydev 4y ago
      As a chat client that facilitates communication with my coworkers, I don't want to limit it to a tab in Chrome. Chrome is an app that I close often, I can't recall a time I've wanted to close Slack.
      - hackmiester 4y ago
        That's fair, but don't confuse your habit of quitting your Web browser for typical behavior.
      - SahAssar 4y ago
        I never close my browser unless I have to, but sure that might not be the normal behavior. I still don't get why they can't give an acceptable experience on the platform they built it on without wrapping it in a useless wrapper. Keep the app, just make sure I can use your service on the platform it's built on.
      - trinix912 4y ago
        That's fine but they should make it possible to use it completely in-browser as well. I'm not a fan of having five Chromium instances constantly running on my MacBook.
  - Mo3 4y ago
    Almost a GB for a chat application? I definitely see a problem there..
    - raydev 4y ago
      Memory is designed to be used. I guess if I'm memory constrained I can close it, but it's never been the source of any of my day-to-day problems while coding.
      - approxim8ion 4y ago
        Memory is designed to be used, and there are plenty of applications that are vying for it. I'd much rather an app use memory optimally, so that I don't have to close it if I'm memory-constrained.
dylan604 4y ago
Toxic? It aligns exactly with my personal experience today. Coworkers often try to call me using Slack, but I'm always present "Nope in Firefox" dialog. And if you think the Slack app is anything other than a webpage, then you really need to look into that more. As someone else posted, it is a webpage wrapped in a bundled chromium package.
- duped 4y ago
  It's an electron app. That's not a webpage bundled with chromium, it shares a large number of components but functions quite differently. It's not surprising that your web experience sucks relative to the app.
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stalfosknight 4y ago
Slack is a not an app. It's a webpage bundled with an obese browser.
zelphirkalt 4y ago
Actually I don't want the app, as I don't trust Slack as an organization. Who knows what their app does on my computer or what it could do, even if it is an electron app? I prefer running things in the browser sandbox, at least limiting them somewhat.
Beltalowda 4y ago
I installed the Slack app and it was even slower than using it from Firefox. There's a noticeable delay when typing (sometimes more than other times) like you're typing over ssh, and starting the thing takes just as long as just opening it in Firefox.

This seems unnecessarily toxic. Slack is an app first, not a webpage. Just install the app.

by duped 4y ago

This seems unnecessarily toxic. Slack is an app first, not a webpage. Just install the app.

You mean the "app" that's just a Chrome instance that wraps the webpage, and sucks up GBs of RAM while doing so? No thanks.

raydev 4y ago
I leave it running continuously for weeks on my Mac, with no issues. It is currently using 700MB across all of its processes (5 by my count). Doesn't seem like that big of a problem. I understand it used to be a much larger problem. Maybe it's time to try it out again.
- SahAssar 4y ago
  My problem with the app isn't resource usage, it's that a chat client that's already a webpage shouldn't need me to install a app. It's ridiculous how far slack will go on purpose to not support the platform their app is built on.
  - raydev 4y ago
    As a chat client that facilitates communication with my coworkers, I don't want to limit it to a tab in Chrome. Chrome is an app that I close often, I can't recall a time I've wanted to close Slack.
    - hackmiester 4y ago
      That's fair, but don't confuse your habit of quitting your Web browser for typical behavior.
    - SahAssar 4y ago
      I never close my browser unless I have to, but sure that might not be the normal behavior. I still don't get why they can't give an acceptable experience on the platform they built it on without wrapping it in a useless wrapper. Keep the app, just make sure I can use your service on the platform it's built on.
    - trinix912 4y ago
      That's fine but they should make it possible to use it completely in-browser as well. I'm not a fan of having five Chromium instances constantly running on my MacBook.
- Mo3 4y ago
  Almost a GB for a chat application? I definitely see a problem there..
  - raydev 4y ago
    Memory is designed to be used. I guess if I'm memory constrained I can close it, but it's never been the source of any of my day-to-day problems while coding.
    - approxim8ion 4y ago
      Memory is designed to be used, and there are plenty of applications that are vying for it. I'd much rather an app use memory optimally, so that I don't have to close it if I'm memory-constrained.

dylan604 4y ago

Toxic? It aligns exactly with my personal experience today. Coworkers often try to call me using Slack, but I'm always present "Nope in Firefox" dialog. And if you think the Slack app is anything other than a webpage, then you really need to look into that more. As someone else posted, it is a webpage wrapped in a bundled chromium package.

duped 4y ago
It's an electron app. That's not a webpage bundled with chromium, it shares a large number of components but functions quite differently. It's not surprising that your web experience sucks relative to the app.

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stalfosknight 4y ago

Slack is a not an app. It's a webpage bundled with an obese browser.

zelphirkalt 4y ago

Actually I don't want the app, as I don't trust Slack as an organization. Who knows what their app does on my computer or what it could do, even if it is an electron app? I prefer running things in the browser sandbox, at least limiting them somewhat.

Beltalowda 4y ago

I installed the Slack app and it was even slower than using it from Firefox. There's a noticeable delay when typing (sometimes more than other times) like you're typing over ssh, and starting the thing takes just as long as just opening it in Firefox.