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Microsoft wants devs to build Electron AI apps on Windows 11, says no need of native code, despite RAM concerns (www.windowslatest.com)
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Electron apps are ruining the Windows 11 experience, and even the JavaScript creator has warned against ‘rushed web UX over native,’ but it doesn’t look like that will change Microsoft’s plans. In a post on X and other places, Microsoft reaffirmed its commitment to AI in Windows 11 and encouraged Electron developers to consider using AI in their apps.

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[–] 19 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Microsoft also make the one app that actually shines in electron: vs code. It's really quite optimised. But somehow they didn't bother learning lessons from that and keep rolling out terrible slop like teams and new outlook.

It's weird how one company can do things right and also be do incompetent at the same time.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    I just realized I've been staring at this picture for over a minute, trying to figure out what it means. What does this picture mean?

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Even thought Microsoft is one company, all the internal teams are separate, don't communicate and usually do what they want with no regard to anything else the other teams are doing. Been an issue with Microslop for years, and its especially noticeable in their office/email divisions.

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Tbf vscode has opensource contributors and they had the code for atom text editor (by developers of electron and github) to look as reference code.

    Rip Atom, it's a shame microsoft bought github and ended your development to promote their IDE. Who could have known they have no morals.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Isn’t VS Code open-sourced? Can those optimizations be contributed to the wider community of electron experts?

    I guess my point is VS Code works well because the users can fix it and they have the ability to do so. The same cant be said for Teams & Outlook. No one can fix that PoS.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    It’s weird how one company can do things right and also be do incompetent at the same time.

    The way MS is structured internally, this is like being surprised that some NFL teams win the Super Bowl and some teams are the Cleveland Browns.

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