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Yep, it is a fat client with lousy performance. They tried to build Sketch + Principle in the same tool. Both those tools are super complicated software products. They should have created separate tools which complement each other.

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Worse, they tried to accomplish this not with a Cocoa app (as Sketch and I believe Principle are), but in a heavy Electron app.

[edit] Sorry, I typed "Figma" for some reason when I meant to type "Principle."

Figma is definitely not a native app. It's a WebGL app that has been heavily optimized for performance, but it relies on a browser or browser-technology to do its job.

https://www.figma.com/blog/building-a-professional-design-to...

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