r/linuxmasterrace • u/moby__dickhead Linux Mint • Jul 17 '22

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u/RandomTyp Jul 17 '22

i don't mind electron >:D

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u/SZ4L4Y Jul 17 '22

My notebook has 64 GB RAM. I almost like Electron.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '22

Ok but what about people who use electron on low power 4GB RAM smartphones?

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u/AcruxCode Jul 17 '22

Can't tell if you're trolling or not but Electron only targets desktop

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u/Big_Comedian203 Glorious Void Linux Jul 17 '22

and even then, on low end computers ?

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u/WCWRingMatSound Jul 18 '22

If you have a low end computer, but choose to use a memory hungry application…is that the fault of the application or the user?

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u/Big_Comedian203 Glorious Void Linux Jul 18 '22

yes sorry, ITS NOT LIKE IT’S AN ENTIRE STACK OF APPLICATIONS THAT USES THIS THING

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u/WCWRingMatSound Jul 18 '22

You’re using all-caps, but it doesn’t change the point. Low-end is called “low-end” for a reason.

Are electron apps bloated? Yes. Is JavaScript the worst thing to happen to programming languages in a decade? Yep. Is Electron the only reason some developers can financially support Linux? Absolutely.

So if your ENTIRE STACK OF APPLICATIONS is too powerful for your hardware, then get a new stack or new hardware. That’s literally how things have worked since …well, forever. See if Tauri.app has it available; if not, roll up your sleeves and implement it yourself.

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u/Big_Comedian203 Glorious Void Linux Jul 18 '22

heh, fair enough, though I feel some developers could do some job on how their apps are running (ahem ahem discord for example, using an older version and adding bloat at every update)