Discord Is Moving to Rust: The Electron Era Is Ending
Summary
Discord is replacing its Electron-based desktop app with a new Rust-based client called Phoenix. The company says the early Windows 11 version uses far less memory than the current app and aims to improve performance. Discord plans to keep some web-based features for now, but it expects the new client to become the core desktop experience. The company has not announced a public release date yet, so users will continue using the existing app in the meantime.
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