It does but in exchange devs can make cross-platform applications. I don't mind using Electron apps unless they're horribly optimized like Teams used to be some years ago.
It is, which is why I avoid it. The amount of power VSCode consumes vs others is significant. Jetbrains products even have a low power mode which turns off indexing. Can run that thing all day long without plugging in.
I also use Ripcord for slack instead of that electron client.
I always avoid electron apps so I don't have to have a separate flow when I am on battery vs plugged in.
Multiple Chromium browsers that probably send telemetry to Google, no less.
I'd be slightly less hateful of Electron if it used a non-Google engine, but alas Chrome is the new 90's Internet Explorer and everyone needs to bend over backwards to it.
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lemmy_see@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 3y
Why does my app (Wefwef) tell me this was posted 2 years ago
fiddlesticks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 3y
Funny same thing on jerboa
OrkneyKomodo@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 3y
Same thing on Liftoff.
juge@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
I think it’s a Lemmy thing, I’m also seeing this on Memmy
skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl · 1 pts · 3y
rei@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y
Isn't vscode written in electron?
JackBruhhh@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
Electron is fine if it's optimised which generally doesn't happen.
zbecker@mastodon.zbecker.cc · 3 pts · 3y
@JackBruhhh @rei
#electron does consume quite a bit more ram than it should.
Either way, I don't really have much of a problem with it.
JackBruhhh@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
It does but in exchange devs can make cross-platform applications. I don't mind using Electron apps unless they're horribly optimized like Teams used to be some years ago.
sznio@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Teams is still horribly optimized and barely works though. I love having to restart my computer in order to be able to sign in.
Protip: It's much faster and more stable when just opened as a webpage in Firefox
lrabbt@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
I wish. Teams literally says Firefox is not supported and doesn't allow me to make calls, even though I'm able to join meetings. Teams is a joke.
sznio@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
I also used to have that message but it seems like they've got that back in order.
I remember that back then you could download an extension to pretend your user agent was Chrome and Teams would work flawlessly.
zbecker@mastodon.zbecker.cc · 1 pts · 3y
@JackBruhhh
I am well aware, this is the main reason why I'd rather have an electron app on #linux, than only a #windows app existing.
zumi@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 3y
It is, which is why I avoid it. The amount of power VSCode consumes vs others is significant. Jetbrains products even have a low power mode which turns off indexing. Can run that thing all day long without plugging in.
I also use Ripcord for slack instead of that electron client.
I always avoid electron apps so I don't have to have a separate flow when I am on battery vs plugged in.
AccidentalLemming@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y
Nausiyan@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 3y
Yes! Yes! Fricking yes!
wilsonmojo@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 5y
Yess exactly. Don't wanna have multiple browsers each eating 4GB ram
AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 5y
Multiple Chromium browsers that probably send telemetry to Google, no less.
I'd be slightly less hateful of Electron if it used a non-Google engine, but alas Chrome is the new 90's Internet Explorer and everyone needs to bend over backwards to it.
redjoker@lemmygrad.ml · -1 pts · 5y
Netscape Navigator gang rise up!