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		wiseowise on Aug 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ode to the M1 Photoshop isn't Electron and yet it is slow. So is it Electron that sucks, or inefficient software sucks?

bombcar on Aug 13, 2023 [–]

Why not both?

Inefficiency sucks, and electron enables that on a large scale.

I have to assume that photoshop could start faster, but trade offs would be made.

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