Discord is abandoning Electron and migrating its desktop application to Rust, a move that could slash RAM consumption by nearly 70%. The company will also drop React Native from its mobile app, which will maintain a native interface while sharing code with the desktop version.
The platform has used Rust since 2018, but only for specific components. This shift represents a major architectural overhaul aimed at improving performance and efficiency across both desktop and mobile platforms. While Discord hasn't announced a timeline for completing the transition, the company expects to begin user testing soon, according to reports from The Verge.