4 ms·
I’m envy? I’m hoping for a native GUI application for Linux. Electron looks ugly, it doesn’t integrate, fails to handle HiDPI usually, in best case it eats a r
by ho_schi 3y ago
I’m envy? I’m hoping for a native GUI application for Linux.
Electron looks ugly, it doesn’t integrate, fails to handle HiDPI usually, in best case it eats a ridiculous amount of memory (factor 5x compared to native) and in worst case it has security issues due to Blink and lot of JS.
Electron is Flash for the Desktop.
- reddalo 3y agoI agree. Whenever I can choose between a webapp/Electron or a native app, I'll always go with the native app.
- ozim 3y agoElectron is the only cross platform UI that is open and using web standards that are not tied to a single company. It is exactly the opposite of flash.
- zogrodea 3y agoThe person being replied to was talking about technical aspects similar between the two (functionality like HiDPI and performance) while you're mentioning socially-oriented differences. I would say both statements are true but that what the authors of each statement value is different.
- ozim 3y agoWriting it is just like Flash is a statement that Electron should be dropped and never used by anyone. Which I disagree with and provide my argument to show that any technical inconveniences parent poster noted, are not enough to say “Electron should be trashed and razed out”.
- Shorel 3y agoOhh, I wish it was only a factor of five. It would even be acceptable! Discord the Electron app uses 1.2 GB of RAM. Ripcord the compiled client uses about 30 MB of RAM. That's a factor of over 42 times.