Hi, Warp engineer here! Nothing against electron. We write this in the headline because people who see features like blocks or input editor automatically think "slow". So it's a succinct way to communicate that we have a snappy app.
For benchmarks, we have some preliminary info in this tech blog https://www.warp.dev/blog/how-warp-works.
Re:Show HN: Warp, a Rust-based terminal
by speedgoose on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @02:36PM
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I understand that you want to promote the speed. I think the message could be more succinct without mentioning Electron and web.
Why? I hate Electron with passion, and being "no-Electron" was an insta-buy for me.
Re:Show HN: Warp, a Rust-based terminal
by speedgoose on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @10:20AM
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Because criticising a technology to promote a product doesn’t sound attractive to me. You wouldn’t have tried it without the electron hate?
I understand that this probably appeals to most readers there, but I don't like the negativity. I like Rust and Web tech, sometimes together, and I don't want my tools to shit on what I like.
We can also discuss the full nativeness. To me, the menus don't even try to look native. Is it native because it doesn't use a virtual machine or an interpreter? Almost all computers use a microcode, I think this argument is a bit obsolete. Performances matters, not how many layers or virtual machines you have.
I prefer some marketing about this terminal being fast, backed by proper benchmarks in which you can compare it against electron web-based terminals, and faster ones such as alacritty.