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		bombcar on Aug 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ode to the M1 Electron is an example of modern software that’s slow. And it’s common and exceptionally slow. I think most software is designed to load once and never be quit; you’re probably just supposed to leave photosnot running in the background and let it swap to disk if needed. But I have a hard time running like that, I quit programs when I’m done using them.

wiseowise on Aug 13, 2023 [–]

Photoshop isn't Electron and yet it is slow. So is it Electron that sucks, or inefficient software sucks?

bombcar on Aug 13, 2023 | [–]

Why not both?

Inefficiency sucks, and electron enables that on a large scale.

I have to assume that photoshop could start faster, but trade offs would be made.

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