Re:Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe
by Etheryte on Saturday October 04, 2025 @02:48AM
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Otherwise I would be inclined to agree with you, but in this specific case I'm torn. These apps (ab)used a private API and the OS update meant they suddenly used it incorrectly. That's not something that's really the OS fault as far as I'm concerned. But I do agree that better separation is always good.
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Re:Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe
by gfehhffvvv on Saturday October 04, 2025 @03:42AM
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Historically Windows was known for not causing this kind of breakage for even “(ab)users” of private APIs, common misusers, buggy users, etc. And even working around such issues on the OS side.
Re:Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe
by self_awareness on Saturday October 04, 2025 @03:54AM
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Yeah, Windows is actually known for bending the OS so that backward compatibility is preserved. They even added a GUI tab with Compatibility settings.
But of course, Apple is not Microsoft, so they can do whatever they please. On Apple systems, non-working software on new macOS releases is a normal thing, maybe part of their philosophy.
Re:Track which Electron apps slow down macOS 26 Tahoe
by sunaookami on Saturday October 04, 2025 @06:19AM
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>Windows is actually known for bending the OS so that backward compatibility is preserved
Such as... having two context menus ;)