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Everyone is complaining it is built in electron, and it is a browser running a browser. Brave is also built on electron and is also a browser running a browser.

by jmondi 4y ago

yla92 4y ago
I don't think it's true anymore since they have moved on from Electron to Chromium. https://www.zdnet.com/article/brave-browser-moves-to-chromium-codebase-now-supports-chrome-extensions/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/brave-browser-moves-to-chromiu...
cfuendev 4y ago
People will complain about literally anything without ever comparing the UI, UX, Speed or Resource Usage of the thing rivaling their favorite app. Everybody should get Min, use it enough time, then make educated opinions instead of hating in web technologies just for the memes. I didn't know Brave was an Electron app
- latexr 4y ago
  > instead of hating in web technologies just for the memes. Let’s nip this in the bud. The comment you’re replying to says “Everyone is complaining it is built in electron” but I’ve read every comment in this so far tiny thread and there is literally one comment complaining of it being Electron. > I didn't know Brave was an Electron app It’s not: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33983708 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33983708
  - jmondi 4y ago
    Fwiw, I commented on this when there was only one or two comments on this, and all of them were complaining about electron.
    - latexr 4y ago
      One comment is insufficient to extrapolate to “everyone” or “all of them”. It sows discord and splits people into sides before there’s been any conversation.
kiawe_fire 4y ago
I’m as anti-Electron as the next person, but my arguments against it are due to the bloat and disrespectful resource usage of using an entire web browser to show local app UI. But if what you need is an actual, literal web browser, then I’m not sure I see why this is a bad choice.
- Kalium 4y ago
  As per their own documentation, Electron is not a web browser and should not be treated like one. I understand that some may experience differences of opinion, but I regard it as sufficient warning when the developers of something warn that it should not be used as a web browser: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/security https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/security
  - kiawe_fire 4y ago
    Thank you for the informative reply - I stand completely corrected. I can definitely see now why this would be problematic.

Everyone is complaining it is built in electron, and it is a browser running a browser. Brave is also built on electron and is also a browser running a browser.

by jmondi 4y ago

Everyone is complaining it is built in electron, and it is a browser running a browser. Brave is also built on electron and is also a browser running a browser.

yla92 4y ago

I don't think it's true anymore since they have moved on from Electron to Chromium. https://www.zdnet.com/article/brave-browser-moves-to-chromium-codebase-now-supports-chrome-extensions/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/brave-browser-moves-to-chromiu...

cfuendev 4y ago

People will complain about literally anything without ever comparing the UI, UX, Speed or Resource Usage of the thing rivaling their favorite app. Everybody should get Min, use it enough time, then make educated opinions instead of hating in web technologies just for the memes. I didn't know Brave was an Electron app

latexr 4y ago
> instead of hating in web technologies just for the memes. Let’s nip this in the bud. The comment you’re replying to says “Everyone is complaining it is built in electron” but I’ve read every comment in this so far tiny thread and there is literally one comment complaining of it being Electron. > I didn't know Brave was an Electron app It’s not: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33983708 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33983708
- jmondi 4y ago
  Fwiw, I commented on this when there was only one or two comments on this, and all of them were complaining about electron.
  - latexr 4y ago
    One comment is insufficient to extrapolate to “everyone” or “all of them”. It sows discord and splits people into sides before there’s been any conversation.

kiawe_fire 4y ago

I’m as anti-Electron as the next person, but my arguments against it are due to the bloat and disrespectful resource usage of using an entire web browser to show local app UI. But if what you need is an actual, literal web browser, then I’m not sure I see why this is a bad choice.

Kalium 4y ago
As per their own documentation, Electron is not a web browser and should not be treated like one. I understand that some may experience differences of opinion, but I regard it as sufficient warning when the developers of something warn that it should not be used as a web browser: https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/security https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/security
- kiawe_fire 4y ago
  Thank you for the informative reply - I stand completely corrected. I can definitely see now why this would be problematic.