Discord CTO hints at rewriting desktop client from Electron to native Rust
JoshuaJBouw · x · 2026-11-06
Discord's CTO has hinted at a major update over the past few days: a rewrite of the desktop client that moves away from Electron to a fully native client built in Rust, marking another high-profile case of the trend away from Electron for performance and memory gains.
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