I often see people talking about the fact that they like a certain open-source application, but ‘it’s a shame it’s on Electron’; what does this mean? Is it a privacy thing or a resource thing?

  • Nathan John Cooper@lemmy.mlOP
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    3 years ago

    So, I assume there’s not an Electron alternative that is able to port internet desktop applications without any privacy or resource issues?

    • MrGamingHimself@lemmy.ml
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      3 years ago

      There isn’t an alternative, Electron actually does its job well for what it is. It’s basically a slimmed down browser that’s customizable and runs on all systems, it’s just that it takes a ton of effort to optimize it, and for some reason most people using it aren’t very experienced.