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Comment on RAM prices soar, but popular Windows 11 apps are using more RAM due to Electron, Web components

ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Just use the website then?

It is a good solution for some apps but if you need to store data locally, use push notifications, run something in the background or access any native APIs you have to go with a native app.

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A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
All major browsers can do this - with the exception of running something in the background I guess. But that is exactly the sort of usage scenario where an Electron app is the worst choice. Coding a separate utility with no GUI would be the sane thing to do here, not put whole browser stacks into memory.

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- ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  You’re actually right, by now browsers have APIs to do most of the things apps do. Technically you could convert most apps to websites. I guess as a user I just don’t want all my apps to open a tab in my browser. I want to move apps between virtual desktops and monitors independently and I don’t want my app’s window to be clattered by all the menus from my browser. On mobile I also prefer switching between apps than between different tabs. For me the best compromise is:
  
  for system tools that don’t have to be cross platform and critical apps write native apps
  
  for small/medium cross platform apps use webviews like Webview2 or Tauri
  
  for big apps like Teams or Discord just use a website
  
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  - A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    
    I guess as a user I just don’t want all my apps to open a tab in my browser. I want to move apps between virtual desktops and monitors independently and I don’t want my app’s window to be clattered by all the menus from my browser.
    
    All this is already possible with most browsers.
    
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    ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Do you know any websites that integrate into Linux desktop and Android like native apps? I mean I can run it from cmd/icon, and it opens as new window without any decorations? I never saw it but if it’s works fine it’s an interesting option.
    
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- BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Pretty sure PWAs can run in the background.
  
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