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Re:I've spent the last two years building a new email client by blowski on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @08:48AM (#16976352)
Can't you build something "to use as little RAM as possible, given that it's using Electron"?
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Re:I've spent the last two years building a new email client by justtopostthis3 on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @09:07AM (#16976487)
This conversation seems more analogous:

"I raise elephants, but they are bred to be as small as possible."

"They're _either_ elephants, _or_ bred to be as small as possible."

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Re:I've spent the last two years building a new email client by dotancohen on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @09:19AM (#16976549)
I'll accept that! Thank you for the perspective.
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Re:I've spent the last two years building a new email client by quakenul on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @09:09AM (#16976499)
That is a tough question but if presented to me in the context of this thread I would probably respond, that it is a poor analogy.

Why do we have to make this complicated? The creator is using Electron, and within that given framework putting focus on RAM optimization. Moving on.

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Re:I've spent the last two years building a new email client by kittiepryde on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @09:10AM (#16976504)
Programs do a lot more than they used to. Even though they solve similar problems as their predecessors. 300MB is perfectly fine for a modern app when computer team is measured in GB.
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Re:I've spent the last two years building a new email client by andruby on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @09:26AM (#16976609)
> For an application that deals with primarily with downloading, uploading, and displaying text.

Emails have become much more than that. They can contain almost everything a webpage can.

Most browsers use a ton more ram than 300 MB.

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Re:I've spent the last two years building a new email client by d-sc on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @08:59AM (#16976433)
I call the F150 pickup I drive small. It is compared to the F350’s and semi that I’ve also driven.

In absolute terms it may be big. But for an electron app it’s probably not too bad.

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