Re:Bruno: Fast and Git-friendly open-source API client (Post...
by reddalo on Sunday March 10, 2024 @04:18AM
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I agree. Whenever I can choose between a webapp/Electron or a native app, I'll always go with the native app.
Re:Bruno: Fast and Git-friendly open-source API client (Post...
by ozim on Sunday March 10, 2024 @06:16AM
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Electron is the only cross platform UI that is open and using web standards that are not tied to a single company.
It is exactly the opposite of flash.
Re:Bruno: Fast and Git-friendly open-source API client (Post...
by zogrodea on Sunday March 10, 2024 @10:31PM
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The person being replied to was talking about technical aspects similar between the two (functionality like HiDPI and performance) while you're mentioning socially-oriented differences. I would say both statements are true but that what the authors of each statement value is different.
Re:Bruno: Fast and Git-friendly open-source API client (Post...
by ozim on Monday March 11, 2024 @06:44AM
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Writing it is just like Flash is a statement that Electron should be dropped and never used by anyone.
Which I disagree with and provide my argument to show that any technical inconveniences parent poster noted, are not enough to say “Electron should be trashed and razed out”.
Re:Bruno: Fast and Git-friendly open-source API client (Post...
by Shorel on Sunday March 10, 2024 @06:07PM
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Ohh, I wish it was only a factor of five. It would even be acceptable!
Discord the Electron app uses 1.2 GB of RAM.
Ripcord the compiled client uses about 30 MB of RAM.
That's a factor of over 42 times.
Electron looks ugly, it doesn’t integrate, fails to handle HiDPI usually, in best case it eats a ridiculous amount of memory (factor 5x compared to native) and in worst case it has security issues due to Blink and lot of JS.
Electron is Flash for the Desktop.