Re:Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM
by bigstrat2003 on Thursday November 05, 2026 @11:01AM
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> Consistent UI and control.
Neither of which is actually good for your users. Look like other apps on the platform, FFS.
Re:Discord is ditching Electron and its new app uses less RAM
by Rohansi on Thursday November 05, 2026 @05:32PM
(#50385448)
Outside of macOS/iOS (maybe Android too?) there isn't really any guaranteed consistency between native apps on the platform because there are multiple options for native UI toolkits which render differently. Plus, designers would rather have a consistent (unique/recognizable) look across platforms.
I think what we're seeing here - and likely to continue to see - is new versions of web UI that eschew a lot of the historical baggage given they don't need to support older websites. And possibly something more powerful. So I guess re-writes or partial ports that take only the parts we need. Presumably a bunch of people will try and hopefully, a few succeed.