Discord is cutting memory usage and speeding up boot times - joins Xbox, Epic, Steam, and more for similar upgrades just this year
If it's quicker and more efficient, I'm in.
Discord announced plans to switch its client from Electron to Rust, a programming language known for its efficiency and performance. This shift will reduce memory usage and speed up boot times. Rust was already used in Discord's infrastructure, voice technology, and part of the current client. The goal is to have the entire client transition to Rust, meaning Electron and React Native will no longer be used.
Electron, based on Chromium, introduces overhead that Rust aims to eliminate. Discord's CTO, Stanislav Vishnevskiy, demonstrated the new client consuming only 290.2 MB of memory, compared to the current average of 500-600 MB. This reduction in memory usage, combined with faster boot times, significantly improves user experience.
The new client will also boot in six seconds on one laptop, compared to approximately one second on a different machine. Although the exact release date remains unknown, Discord aims to test the new client with users soon.
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