Every Windows 11 app should kill Electron, and Discord just showed why
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Every Windows 11 app should kill Electron, and Discord just showed why was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 7, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 107 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #4 of 30, reached on Nov 8, 20:24 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 8, 20:24 UTC.
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I am at the opposite extreme. We should ditch electron and use browsers good enough integrated they can run all the apps with native feel and reusing the same engine (not a lacklustre OS webview but a complete one) This solves the memory overhead, solves unpatched or misconfigured chromium in each electron app as…
I'm pretty sure this was known since the early days of Electron. It was even one of the chief complaints about VS Code when it was first launched. Electron's value prop has always been about having one team producing one app that is supported on multiple platforms with minimal additional effort. This article does…
Electron is pretty awesome in that it allows a small team to build a decent GUI app using their existing web skillset but it also feels like it's time for something better at this point. With the ram prices as crazy as they are. It's pretty frustrating to have to run multiple GB eating applications just to do some…
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Is Every Windows 11 app should kill Electron, and Discord just showed why trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 8, 20:24 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Every Windows 11 app should kill Electron, and Discord just showed why reached?
#4 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 8, 20:24 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Every Windows 11 app should kill Electron, and Discord just showed why been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 7, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (107 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
353 points and 343 comments; submitted by thunderbong on Nov 7, 2026.