Discord is transitioning its desktop app from Electron to Rust to significantly reduce RAM usage and improve performance. The Chief Technology Officer, Stanislav Vishnevskiy, announced the move on X, stating that the goal was to move the entire client to Rust, a language already heavily used in Discord's infrastructure and voice technology. The shift aims to move away from the resource-heavy Electron framework.
Vishnevskiy shared an image showing the Windows client using just 290MB of RAM, a stark contrast to the 1GB or more often seen with the current Electron-based app. While a full timeline for the switch has not been provided, the company hopes to begin testing with users soon.
Source: Hacker News · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing