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minus-squareMoffKalast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down19·2 days agoBloated electron apps are what makes Linux on desktop viable today at all, but you guys aren’t ready for that conversation.
minus-squarepinball_wizard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 days agoYes, in that the existence of bloated electron apps tends to cause web apps to be properly maintained, as a side effect. But thankfully, we don’t actually have to use the Electron version, to benefit.
minus-squareG_M0N3Y_2503@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·23 hours agoUnless it’s Teams apparently, that’s the last Electron app I want to install.
minus-squareswelter_spark@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 days agoI can only think of a couple Electron apps I use, and none that are important or frequently used.
minus-squarepiranhaconda@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-22 days agoNote, I don’t know how comprehensive this wiki list is, just quick research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software_using_Electron From those, I’m only currently using a handful. balenaEtcher, Discord, Synergy, and Obsidian
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 hours agoSpotify, Steam Balena Etcher is a software crime though.
minus-squareCaveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoSteam UI uses chromium embedded framework which saves 50% of the ram and startup time.
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·22 hours agoIt’s hundreds of megabytes for something that unetbootin, image writer, and others do in a couple of MBs.
minus-squareCalfpupa [she/her]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoThe viability of linux isn’t dependent on them though
minus-squarepiranhaconda@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 days agoAgreed. I wasn’t the one that claimed that
Bloated electron apps are what makes Linux on desktop viable today at all, but you guys aren’t ready for that conversation.
Yes, in that the existence of bloated electron apps tends to cause web apps to be properly maintained, as a side effect.
But thankfully, we don’t actually have to use the Electron version, to benefit.
Unless it’s Teams apparently, that’s the last Electron app I want to install.
I can only think of a couple Electron apps I use, and none that are important or frequently used.
Uhhh like what?
Note, I don’t know how comprehensive this wiki list is, just quick research
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software_using_Electron
From those, I’m only currently using a handful.
balenaEtcher, Discord, Synergy, and Obsidian
Spotify, Steam
Balena Etcher is a software crime though.
Steam UI uses chromium embedded framework which saves 50% of the ram and startup time.
What’s wrong with balena etcher?
It’s hundreds of megabytes for something that unetbootin, image writer, and others do in a couple of MBs.
The viability of linux isn’t dependent on them though
Agreed. I wasn’t the one that claimed that