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    I HATE electron (lemmy.ohaa.xyz)
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    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    This might be a hot take but I've noticed some complicated electron apps are faster than some simple native apps. The striking example to me is how Vs code runs better and has a lower startup time than the stock Windows 11 File manager.

    A well written electron app is better than a poorly written native app sometimes.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I mean, sure, but:

    1. The Windows File Manager is really just awful in that regard. You can get alternative file managers that start up in a fraction of that time, with more features.

    2. Startup time isn't really the worst of it. RAM usage is worse. And if a program uses lots of RAM, it will still appear quite performant. But it makes everything else on your system slower.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    There's also the added CPU overhead from using JavaScript for everything to contend with.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    As long as the program is not bloated, JavaScript can be fast. Unfortunately that's not the case with most programs.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

    especially if they're proprietary...

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    That's because all the important bits in VSCode are reimplemented in C++

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You can use C++ for web technology instead of JavaScript? I'm taking a class in C++ right now so I'd be happy to swap janky JavaScript for pedantic but speedy C++ in new projects.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    VSCode is a desktop app, hence using real languages is easy. For websites there is webassembly. Try this: https://www.rust-lang.org/what/wasm