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Discord opens a new way for Windows 11 by leaving Electron

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Discord opens a new way for Windows 11 by leaving Electron
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Discord has taken into account with concrete data that Windows 11 apps should get rid of Electron framework. Popular communication platform has achieved dramatic improvements in terms of performance and efficiency by passing natively. This move carries a message that other Electron-based applications need to re-think.

The new native app of Discord offers improvements:

  • A huge savings in the use of the document: Even if there are two accounts open at the same time, the savings of RAM is provided by 70%
  • Start screen removed: The application is open directly, the unnecessary loading phase eliminated -: Native code eliminates the heavy Chromium layer of Electron – ** Increased speed of giving up: Windows 11 APIs are offered a more login experience directly using

Although Electron facilitates desktop application development with web technologies, it brings serious additional load in terms of system resources. Each Electron app consumes memory and processor power anywhere due to its own Chromium example run. The successful transition of Discord reminds other software developers this fact again: the native APIs of modern operating systems often offer more efficient and quick solutions.

The technology industry has to pay attention to this trend. User experience and system performance can speed up the rise of preferred alternatives to frameworks such as Electron. This step of Discord can set a new standard in Windows 11 ecosystem.