On: I've spent the last two years building a new email client

[justtopostthis3 → dotancohen]

This conversation seems more analogous:

"I raise elephants, but they are bred to be as small as possible."

"They're _either_ elephants, _or_ bred to be as small as possible."

[dotancohen → justtopostthis3]

I'll accept that! Thank you for the perspective.

[jstummbillig → dotancohen]

That is a tough question but if presented to me in the context of this thread I would probably respond, that it is a poor analogy.

Why do we have to make this complicated? The creator is using Electron, and within that given framework putting focus on RAM optimization. Moving on.

[kittiepryde → dotancohen]

Programs do a lot more than they used to. Even though they solve similar problems as their predecessors. 300MB is perfectly fine for a modern app when computer team is measured in GB.

[andruby → dotancohen]

> For an application that deals with primarily with downloading, uploading, and displaying text.

Emails have become much more than that. They can contain almost everything a webpage can.

Most browsers use a ton more ram than 300 MB.

[d-sc → dotancohen]

I call the F150 pickup I drive small. It is compared to the F350’s and semi that I’ve also driven.

In absolute terms it may be big. But for an electron app it’s probably not too bad.