Computer Speed Gains Erased By Modern Software
hackaday.com
[Julio] has an older computer sitting on a desk, and recorded a quick video with it showing how fast this computer can do seemingly simple things, like open default Windows applications including t…

Interesting take on comparability vs performance. I gotta imaging capturing user data and sending to a cloud collector is also a big culprit.

  • henfredemars@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I have a love/hate relationship with desktop web apps on Linux. They are a great blessing in some ways because I get to run apps that just wouldn’t be available to me otherwise because Linux typically isn’t a priority for consumer-focused services. Often support exists as a convenient bonus because it came with the web app platform choice.

    On the other hand, you get a web app, which looks nice (hopefully) but gobbles down your resources.

    • awderon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      There should be a way to limit cpu usage and nem usage for a pwa on Linux. Definitely something I should look into.

      How are you running pwas on Linux?