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0 pointsarcfour6mo ago0 comments

Surely there is a more effective way to write an app than to bundle an entire end-of-life browser and Node.js runtime into a 600MB monstrosity.

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hluska6mo ago

Of course there is, but not every decision in computing is (or should be) about raw efficiency.

paxys6mo ago

Electron apps don't have to be 600 MB. VS Code is an entire fully-featured IDE and is a 90 MB download.

shawn-butler6mo ago

VS Code package in my applications folder is 600+ MB.

The Electron Framework.framework it contains is 400+ MB alone. I don't understand where you come up with your 90 MB figure?

ethmarks6mo ago

The VSCodeUserSetup file from https://code.visualstudio.com/download is in the 90MB range.

Perhaps this file is just the installer and the actual system files are much larger? Or maybe your 400MB figure comes from a bloated install? Just speculating here.

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typpilol6mo ago

My package app is 90mb

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