Each electron app has its own Chromium runtime. With the prevalence of electron apps, the result is multiple instances of chromium running on your machine. Chromium isn’t light weight. On top of that, there is the philosophical aspect. Do we really need to be shipping an entire browser for the purpose of creating a UI? That being said I understand why so many electron apps are created. HTML/JS/CSS are powerful and easy to use (IMO) and cross platform. I just try to avoid them and use alternatives to electron.
mindlessLump
joined 1 year ago
For real. Wouldn’t even consider it
Definitely not humanity’s biggest problem. Chromium becoming the de facto browser creates a situation where one entity controls standards and influences how the web operates, impacting user choice and freedom, and reduces incentives for privacy and security updates.
This already happened once with IE.
I only use Firefox on desktop, but I doubt it will be a relevant choice much longer.
Edit: wrt telemetry, I was referring to the Android operating system. They collect anything and everything on users and all nearby devices.
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Yo man, looks good! No recommendations here, just live your life brother!
Hmm, another electron app? I’ll stick to Firefox.