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Re:Ask HN: Do you think Electron is good for building Deskto... by PaulHoule on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @08:18AM (#14245721)
It just astonishes me how big the slack install is. It is like installing the latest video drivers from Nvidia or AMD.
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Re:Ask HN: Do you think Electron is good for building Deskto... by scarface74 on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @08:27AM (#14245778)
What's the purpose of the Slack desktop app? What does it do that the web app doesn't?
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Re:Ask HN: Do you think Electron is good for building Deskto... by untog on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @08:33AM (#14245807)
Primarily, it sits as its own entry in your task switcher, and can show the number of pending alerts you have. It also uses OS native notifications, though I know that's increasingly possible through the web too.
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Re:Ask HN: Do you think Electron is good for building Deskto... by scarface74 on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @08:59AM (#14245954)
When I did use Slack to communicate with remote coworkers. I just kept a tab open - with notifications turned on. Most of the time I was working with three monitors anyway.

Now that I only use Slack to communicate with former coworkers I just keep it on my phone.

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