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minus-squareMoffKalast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down17·1 day 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-up11·23 hours 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-up2·7 hours agoUnless it’s Teams apparently, that’s the last Electron app I want to install.
minus-squareswelter_spark@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·1 day agoI can only think of a couple Electron apps I use, and none that are important or frequently used.
minus-squarepiranhaconda@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-224 hours 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-up2·7 hours agoSpotify, Steam Balena Etcher is a software crime though.
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 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-up9·23 hours agoThe viability of linux isn’t dependent on them though
minus-squarepiranhaconda@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-222 hours 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.
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