Switching from macOS: The Basics

Re:Switching from macOS: The Basics by oxguy3 on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @10:40AM (#12855183)

I don't really see any issue with Electron apps -- Slack and Atom, both Electron-based, are some really good looking apps that really get the job done.

For me, even as a Mac user, I avoid Mac-only apps as much as I possibly can because I want the freedom to switch platforms in the future. I will happily have all my apps be slightly less pretty if it means they work on any OS.

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Re:Switching from macOS: The Basics by purple-dragon on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @02:04PM (#12857596)

I like Electron apps too, and I am running a handful of them as I type this message, but they are notorious for hogging system resources (especially memory).

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Re:Switching from macOS: The Basics by santaclaus on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @03:19PM (#12858344)

I wish Electron apps would load faster. Pulling up a new window in VS Code is a 10 second endevour.

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Re:Switching from macOS: The Basics by matzipan on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @10:45AM (#12855244)

Slack is electron done right - it even has a background process which delivers notifications. But they generally integrate really badly into the UI.

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