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Niv Dror
@nivo0o0 · Writer/Social Editor @ProductHunt
Great article on @TheNextWeb about Slack's Beta. http://thenextweb.com/apps/2016/...
Key Section:
Their current macOS app is built using MacGap, which is a wrapper for web apps — so technically, it was just a port of the web version of the Slack website in a desktop window. However, the beta is rebuilt from the ground up using Electron, speeding things up significantly."
It mostly still looks like the same old Slack, you’ll immediately notice these key improvements:
• Insanely fast start-up and team switching
• The team bar now changes according to your color scheme
• A fancy new top without that ugly desktop frame
• The app in general is way more speedy
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Juan Buis
@juanbuis · internet words
@nivo0o0 ✌️
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Vytas Butkevicius
@vytasbu · Product
@nivo0o0 @thenextweb Massive improvements! my Slack app is now on steroids (and no, I didn't just spend 2 minutes switching between teams)
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Rotem Yakir
@rotemthegolfer · Guggy CEO - Fun-up Your Message
@nivo0o0 @thenextweb 
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Christian Montoya
@cm0nt0y4 · Looking for a new opportunity
@nivo0o0 @thenextweb For the record, Electron is a web app wrapper just like MacGap. MacGap is just a dead project whereas Electron has a lively community and ongoing updates.
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Peter Cooper
@peterc · Publisher-in-chief, Cooper Press
@cm0nt0y4 @nivo0o0 @thenextweb Fun bit of trivia for people as well, MacGap was originally developed by Alex MacCaw who now does Clearbit :-)
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