Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoRAM prices soar, but popular Windows 11 apps are using more RAM due to Electron, Web componentswww.windowslatest.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1625arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1612arrow-down1external-linkRAM prices soar, but popular Windows 11 apps are using more RAM due to Electron, Web componentswww.windowslatest.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square116fedilinkfile-text
Windows Latest discovered Discord and other Chromium and Electron-based applications with high RAM usage RAM usage spikes from 1GB to 4GB on Discord both in and out of voice chat
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoWhy spend time making better software when the end user can just buy better hardware!
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·23 hours agoThat’s been the thinking for the last couple of decades at least. But it can’t continue if people can’t afford new hardware.
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 hours agoHardware doesnt need to get more powerful either. If we actually harnessed it, we have what we need already.
Why spend time making better software when the end user can just buy better hardware!
That’s been the thinking for the last couple of decades at least. But it can’t continue if people can’t afford new hardware.
Hardware doesnt need to get more powerful either. If we actually harnessed it, we have what we need already.