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  "id": 18832919,
  "title": "Every Windows 11 app should kill Electron, and Discord just showed why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/every-windows-11-app-should-kill-electron-and-discord-just-showed-why",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-07T11:11:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News Best",
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    "url": "https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/11/06/every-windows-11-app-should-kill-electron-and-discord-just-showed-why-no-starting-screen-and-70-less-ram-even-with-two-accounts-signed-in/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Discord's new Rust client has outperformed its Electron counterpart in terms of speed and efficiency, as demonstrated by a recent clip showcasing its capabilities. Stanislav Vishnevskiy, Discord's co-founder and CTO, revealed that the Rust client was able to load its friends list faster than the Electron app could even reach its loading screen. The new client uses significantly less RAM, with a Task Manager reading 290.2MB while handling two accounts simultaneously. This contrasts with the Electron app, which typically idles at 1-2GB on Windows PCs. The Rust client also skips the \"Starting\" screen and update check that the older app usually displays, as it can auto-update in the background. The new architecture, built using GPUI, a GPU-accelerated UI framework for Rust, eliminates the need for Chromium's multi-process structure. This results in a sleeker, more efficient user experience.",
  "summary": "Article URL: https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/11/06/every-windows-11-app-should-kill-electron-and-discord-just-showed-why-no-starting-screen-and-70-less-ram-even-with-two-accounts-signed-in/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50403507 Points: 209 # Comments: 209",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "Windows has a hidden, free SSH server, and I manage every PC in my house from one terminal now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/windows-has-a-hidden-free-ssh-server-and-i-manage-every-pc-in-my",
        "published": "2026-11-07T01:01:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}