“cross platform” and then distributed binaries are whole major version numbers apart between windows and linux, and no mac distro,
undocumented source code dumped to github no build instructions provided
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underscores @lemmy.zip - 22hr
why can't discord just update without needing me to download the latest version from my package manager ?
and when I download the latest version it still needs to update like 5 times ... why ?
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lauha @lemmy.world - 16hr
On linux package manager is the preferred method to update.
10
Holytimes @sh.itjust.works - 22hr
If I recall that's cause it doesn't have permission to do anything to the folder it lives in or some shit.
7
Flames5123 @sh.itjust.works - 50min
Could be like TeamCraft for FFXIV and have a shitty desktop electron app that doesn’t even work most of the time with packet capturing on Linux. It’s not even cross platform, just bullshit.
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finalarbiter @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 23hr
I am not a programmer, but whenever I hear something is an electron app, I immediately expect it to be unresponsive as fuck and fail to perform its basic functions adequately. Does it really have a reputation to the contrary? Or is that the joke and I'm an idiot?
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curbstickle - 23hr
Thats the joke
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finalarbiter @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 23hr
Lol thank you, I'm dumb
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cub Gucci - 20hr
Imagine if you strip almost everything from chromium. That's electron. The platform which works 99% of the time normally, but sometimes requests 450Gbs of RAM
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python @lemmy.world - 21hr
Minimalist, Responsive and Cross-Platform? Brother, just make it a plain ol' website. Maybe a PWA if you're sure that it needs to be installed/ used offline.
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A_norny_mousse @feddit.org - 23hr
✨LIGHTWEIGHT✨
✨SLEEK✨
✨RESPONSIVE✨
Turn around and walk away when you see anyone praising a product this way. Just like with "Truth", it is likely to be the opposite.
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NaibofTabr - 21hr
"Well it's more responsive than the previous version!"
"Oh, what was the previous version like?"
"Dunno, it just crashed on launch every time."
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maria [she/her] - 21hr
mygosh... i mean... i dooo wana make som fun app thingy tho mayb - jus not usin electron thingy..,
i knoooo peeps dont like electron for its.... i think ram consumption - .,...., still kinda.,...... ifuno - umm... mayb its not that bad to be a buzz lightyear..,.... if ur doin it with heart?....,... iguess we r all jus peeps in the same package.,......
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NaibofTabr - 21hr
do you smell toast?
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maria [she/her] - 20hr
i can smell the electron toast notifications.... otherwise, no- just som tea i just made ~
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anton - 8hr
If you prefer to use web technology, make a website, otherwise use a native gui library.
If your website needs to interact with the OS (for stuff like files) or you just want people to have it locally, don't use electron, publish a small binary that hosts the website on localhost.
I know you can stand out creatively, so make the most of it.
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jaybone @lemmy.zip - 18hr
640k is all you need.
-Some guy who totally didn’t go to Epstein island
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chickenf622 @sh.itjust.works - 23hr
The siren song of cross platform is very strong. I don't think I've ever used those frameworks to be cross platformzl, but man do the pains of making something cross platform still rear their ugly head when developing the core functionality of an app.
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ImgurRefugee114 @reddthat.com - 20hr
Wails with Svelte is really nice... Idk why more projects don't use stuff like that. I get wanting webtech; no one wants to write GUI in C, but Electron is a blight
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yetAnotherUser @discuss.tchncs.de - 1hr
Electron might have OS specific bugs.
Better build it with Electron and only distribute it as a Windows VM.
spujb in onehundredninetysix
765MB ram usage rule
"What problem are you solving?"
"Hm?"
“cross platform” and then distributed binaries are whole major version numbers apart between windows and linux, and no mac distro,
undocumented source code dumped to github no build instructions provided
why can't discord just update without needing me to download the latest version from my package manager ?
and when I download the latest version it still needs to update like 5 times ... why ?
On linux package manager is the preferred method to update.
If I recall that's cause it doesn't have permission to do anything to the folder it lives in or some shit.
Could be like TeamCraft for FFXIV and have a shitty desktop electron app that doesn’t even work most of the time with packet capturing on Linux. It’s not even cross platform, just bullshit.
I am not a programmer, but whenever I hear something is an electron app, I immediately expect it to be unresponsive as fuck and fail to perform its basic functions adequately. Does it really have a reputation to the contrary? Or is that the joke and I'm an idiot?
Thats the joke
Lol thank you, I'm dumb
Imagine if you strip almost everything from chromium. That's electron. The platform which works 99% of the time normally, but sometimes requests 450Gbs of RAM
Minimalist, Responsive and Cross-Platform? Brother, just make it a plain ol' website. Maybe a PWA if you're sure that it needs to be installed/ used offline.
✨LIGHTWEIGHT✨
✨SLEEK✨
✨RESPONSIVE✨
Turn around and walk away when you see anyone praising a product this way. Just like with "Truth", it is likely to be the opposite.
"Well it's more responsive than the previous version!"
"Oh, what was the previous version like?"
"Dunno, it just crashed on launch every time."
mygosh... i mean... i dooo wana make som fun app thingy tho mayb - jus not usin electron thingy..,
i knoooo peeps dont like electron for its.... i think ram consumption - .,...., still kinda.,...... ifuno - umm... mayb its not that bad to be a buzz lightyear..,.... if ur doin it with heart?....,... iguess we r all jus peeps in the same package.,......
do you smell toast?
i can smell the electron toast notifications.... otherwise, no- just som tea i just made ~
If you prefer to use web technology, make a website, otherwise use a native gui library.
If your website needs to interact with the OS (for stuff like files) or you just want people to have it locally, don't use electron, publish a small binary that hosts the website on localhost.
I know you can stand out creatively, so make the most of it.
640k is all you need.
-Some guy who totally didn’t go to Epstein island
The siren song of cross platform is very strong. I don't think I've ever used those frameworks to be cross platformzl, but man do the pains of making something cross platform still rear their ugly head when developing the core functionality of an app.
Wails with Svelte is really nice... Idk why more projects don't use stuff like that. I get wanting webtech; no one wants to write GUI in C, but Electron is a blight
Electron might have OS specific bugs.
Better build it with Electron and only distribute it as a Windows VM.