Re:Ask HN: Do you think Electron is good for building Deskto...
by pavlov on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @10:24AM
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No, it's different.
Each Chrome tab is a process, but they share the same dynamic libraries in memory. Each Electron app is both a process and a separate copy of the dynamic libraries.
If you run half a dozen Electron apps, those redundant libraries will be taking up roughly a gigabyte already.
Each Chrome tab is a process, but they share the same dynamic libraries in memory. Each Electron app is both a process and a separate copy of the dynamic libraries.
If you run half a dozen Electron apps, those redundant libraries will be taking up roughly a gigabyte already.