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		dehrmann on Aug 17, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Psst: Fast Spotify client with native GUI, without... Nit: Spotify isn't electron-based. https://www.quora.com/How-is-JavaScript-used-within-the-Spot...

laserbeam on Aug 17, 2021 [–]

"Chromium Embeded Framework". When people say Electron based they don't really care if it's using Electron or any other browser. It's still a browser. And it's therefore at least 100x slower than it could be.

varajelle on Aug 17, 2021 | [–]

And when people say "iPhone" they don't really care if it's an actual iPhone or just any smart phone?

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