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Another Electron app, another thread full of people complaining about Electron. The solution is to build a common Electron runtime that all Electron apps can use. But it seems nobody is working on it despite all the complaints.[1] I really don't understand why there isn't anybody working it. If that got implemented, it would put a swift end to the biggest complaints about Electron. [1] https://github.com/electron/ele…
Another 205MB Electron App to the collection, at least it's 50MB smaller than Wire.
eul is a light (4 MB) native desktop client for all popular messengers: https://eul.im Signal support is coming later this year. Right now it supports Slack, Skype, Facebook, and Gmail.
Another Electron app, another thread full of people complaining about Electron. The solution is to build a common Electron runtime that all Electron apps can use. But it seems nobody is working on it despite all the complaints.[1] I really don't understand why there isn't anybody working it. If that got implemented, it would put a swift end to the biggest complaints about Electron. [1] https://github.com/electron/ele…
Another Electron app, another thread full of people complaining about Electron. The solution is to build a common Electron runtime that all Electron apps can use. But it seems nobody is working on it despite all the complaints.[1] I really don't understand why there isn't anybody working it. If that got implemented, it would put a swift end to the biggest complaints about Electron. [1] https://github.com/electron/ele…
Do you mean a web browser?
Another Electron app, another thread full of people complaining about Electron. The solution is to build a common Electron runtime that all Electron apps can use. But it seems nobody is working on it despite all the complaints.[1] I really don't understand why there isn't anybody working it. If that got implemented, it would put a swift end to the biggest complaints about Electron. [1] https://github.com/electron/ele…
That only solves the installation size problem, not the resource usage problem.
A common runtime would be as if you ran five Node.js apps using the same runtime and opened five tabs in a single instance of Chrome.
I'm not super well versed on the low level implications there, but I find it hard to believe that wouldn't save a lot of resources.
I mean, do .NET apps load up a full copy of .NET and all its libraries into memory for each app you open?
Another Electron app, another thread full of people complaining about Electron. The solution is to build a common Electron runtime that all Electron apps can use. But it seems nobody is working on it despite all the complaints.[1] I really don't understand why there isn't anybody working it. If that got implemented, it would put a swift end to the biggest complaints about Electron. [1] https://github.com/electron/ele…
Do you mean a web browser?
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Wow, reading that thread basically made me decide against using Signal. For an app that is supposed to be the pinnacle of secure messaging, leaving anything unencrypted on the local device is just breathtakingly negligent. The way moxie ushers people to take the discussion elsewhere doesn't help either. It just reinforces the perception that he doesn't care.
Shouldn’t you instead just encrypt your disk entirely?
I mean isn't one of Signal's target audience people like journalists and activists?
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That only solves the installation size problem, not the resource usage problem.
I don't think that is correct. The extent to which Electron uses resources today is as if you install five copies of Node.js and five copies of Chrome and launch them all. A common runtime would be as if you ran five Node.js apps using the same runtime and opened five tabs in a single instance of Chrome. I'm not super well versed on the low level implications there, but I find it hard to believe that wouldn't save a…
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I don't think that is correct. The extent to which Electron uses resources today is as if you install five copies of Node.js and five copies of Chrome and launch them all. A common runtime would be as if you ran five Node.js apps using the same runtime and opened five tabs in a single instance of Chrome. I'm not super well versed on the low level implications there, but I find it hard to believe that wouldn't save a…
Definitely, if the apps use different versions of the .NET runtime.
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Do you mean a web browser?
Oh man I choked on my dinner laughing at this. That just frames it all up so well.
I know Discord doesn't support using a keybind for push-to-talk whilst the (Chrome) tab is not in focus with their web application whilst their Electron app supports this. Something vital to PTT users whilst playing games.