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Discord announced it is abandoning the Electron framework for its desktop client, rebuilding the app entirely in Rust to improve speed and memory efficiency. The shift follows years of Rust use in Discord’s infrastructure, voice technology and parts of the existing client, according to CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy. By moving away from Electron and React Native, the company will retain native UI on mobile while sharing code between desktop and mobile through Rust. This transition aims to reduce the heavy resource usage typical of Electron web apps.

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