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> I always encounter the exact opposite. I've never found any web application with a good UI or any web application that outperformed a native one. As an illus
by xg15 4y ago
> I always encounter the exact opposite. I've never found any web application with a good UI or any web application that outperformed a native one.
As an illustrative example, try to find a conversation in microsoft teams (electron app) that's more than a week old by scrolling through the chat history.
We're in a situation where scrolling up a list cannot be implemented without breaking the UI.
- selfmodruntime 4y agoThis in on teams. The exact feature works perfectly fine in discord.
- xg15 4y agoDiscord's desktop app isn't browser-based though, is it?
- CharlesW 4y agohttps://twitter.com/discord/status/822874230631100416?lang=en https://twitter.com/discord/status/822874230631100416?lang=e... Discord (@discord): "We use electron for the desktop app, so it’s all javascript and react!"
- xg15 4y agoHat's off to them then! That would be the first electron app I've used that didn't feel like an electron app at all.
- txtsd 4y agoLots of users find it to be the most sluggish app on their desktops.
- jen20 4y agoIt feels exactly like an electron app. Garish theme that does not respect system preferences, a memory hog, lack of integration with system services, and a general feeling of being build for some product manager rather them users.