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by jlongster 2556 days ago
My guess is Slack likes to keep pages around, and each workspace is a separate page that are individually pretty heavy. So if I'm logged into 4-5 workspaces that adds up quick.

Slack does not use the OS webview, it is Electron. I don't think it's a 3MB download - if it is it must just be an installer that installs the real thing? I haven't looked recently.
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loljabab 2556 days ago
It has been years so youre probably right. Bummer. That explains the ram usage.

I do prefer the webview approach because I don’t need/want my chat app to bundle a browser :-/ Ive been a web and native app dev for a decade and do not agree that developer convenience could ever justify these sorts of choices. My webview backed native apps are all sub 1mb and I have no trouble developing them. I guess I just dont get it.

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