• peanutbutter_gas@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      Sorry for late reply. I just now noticed this.

      The difference would be that a browser would likely have multiple web pages fighting for resources whereas the dedicated client would not have to fight over so many resources.

      The OS has a dedicated task scheduler that alots cpu time to each process. Some processes get preferential treatment, but most processes started on user space ( i.e.double click UI icon) are just “normal” priority.

      When a task scheduler hits on a process, that process can start executing whatever it needs to do. The problem with running discord in a browser is that the application is splitting its attention across multiple pages ( and probably other stuff ) instead of a single page.

      Basically, it’s faster to focus on painting a single canvas than it is to painting 3 at the same time.

      I’m not going to discuss shared memory and separate processes or forking. You can goggle search if you want to know more about that.