Really? Are we accepting this bullshit that a freaking chat app written is JavaScript is bigger than a full music production application?

@zsbenke That is bullshit for sure.

@canion @zsbenke I cant stand Slack for numerous reasons, but I told myself never to look at its resource usage. Appears that was wise. 😬

I cant stand Office apps either, but I only have to suffer through them at work. Good news is our 365 can be used through Apple Mail using Exchange, so Outlook is going buh bye.

@jasonekratz You did, thanks for the tip about this feature!

@pimoore I’m always checking their resource usage because these Electron apps are way out of hand now. I removed Slack because there is almost no difference between its “desktop app” and the website.

@zsbenke To be fair not all Electron apps are so bloated; VS Code runs very well and Obsidian also seems decent. Coding quality definitely makes a difference. Case in point, MS Teams, which also turns your machine into a portable space heater.

@zsbenke Agreed, it’s still not ideal compared to native apps and never will be. I also worry about potential security implications of the Electron platform, ignoring its non-native codebase and performance entirely; that’s a whole separate issue.