Re:Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps?
by tenebrisalietum on Monday May 18, 2020 @10:45AM
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I don't know ...
https://tsone.kapsi.fi/em-fceux/ - This is an NES emulator. The Memory tap in Developer tools says this takes up 2.8MB. Runs in 60fps on my modern laptop.
It seems possible to build really efficient applications in JS/WebASM.
Multiple layers of Javascript frameworks is the cause of the bloat, and is the real problem I think.
https://tsone.kapsi.fi/em-fceux/ - This is an NES emulator. The Memory tap in Developer tools says this takes up 2.8MB. Runs in 60fps on my modern laptop.
It seems possible to build really efficient applications in JS/WebASM.
Multiple layers of Javascript frameworks is the cause of the bloat, and is the real problem I think.