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Re:GitHub Desktop 1.0 by chasing on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @02:54PM (#15287709)
Electron, which means it's heavy and feels like a website rather than an app. But worse, the features just don't seem compelling enough to move away from their existing native app.
Re:GitHub Desktop 1.0 by uwu on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @03:00PM (#15287771)
> heavy and feels like a website rather than an app

the electron app is noticeably faster than the old client for me (on windows)

electron probably also means it'll be easier for them to add features in the future