Re:Reducing Slack’s memory footprint
by coldtea on Saturday March 04, 2017 @09:51AM
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>If this is true, then why are even bigger players with more resources like Facebook and Microsoft building on top of Electron instead of building natively?
Because software is a pop culture, and the latest fad always prevails at most shops. Also companies care more about cutting corners and shipping sooner than about the long haul.
That said, it's not like Facebook particularly enjoyed web based apps: "Mark Zuckerberg: Our Biggest Mistake Was Betting Too Much On HTML5"
Re:Reducing Slack’s memory footprint
by joekim on Saturday March 04, 2017 @03:51PM
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The mistake there was one of timing and approach and they learned from it. The promise of cross-platform, web-based technology is still there, that's why they created React Native.
Because software is a pop culture, and the latest fad always prevails at most shops. Also companies care more about cutting corners and shipping sooner than about the long haul.
That said, it's not like Facebook particularly enjoyed web based apps: "Mark Zuckerberg: Our Biggest Mistake Was Betting Too Much On HTML5"
https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/11/mark-zuckerberg-our-bigges...