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points by pjmlp 2 days ago | 0 comments
It is a full browser, not surprising at all, only for those that never coded native applications.
[–] odo1242 2 days ago
More than that: it's a full browser that doesn't share any of the system browser libraries (using it's own browser engine) and also NodeJS. You can often save almost ~300-500 megabytes by switching to something like Tauri (even Tauri+NodeJS) that uses the system's own browser framework.
[–] asdff 2 days ago
I mean so is lynx
[–] pjmlp 2 days ago
Lynx was created for UNIX systems that used around 8 MB, and was text only, JavaScript was yet to be invented.
[–] atomic_cattlepr 2 days ago
Lynx is a "full browser" in the same way that Emacs is a "full word processor."
[–] fao_ 2 days ago
... EMACS is a full word processor? It's a bit spartan in terms of how the interface feels, but functionally it's a lot better than what modern writers get given in vibecoded packages