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> As an independent developer wanting to reach all platforms, Electron was basically the only option for me. I'm not saying you made the wrong choice, but why
by danellis 10y ago
> As an independent developer wanting to reach all platforms, Electron was basically the only option for me.
I'm not saying you made the wrong choice, but why do you say that, given the various options for cross-platform development (Qt, Mono, etc)?
- dotancohen 10y agoPython with PySide (Qt) is always my cross-platform choice. Though I suppose if the OP is a web developer then Electron (JavaScript) would be easier to learn.
- vsakos 10y agoI think he meant the only option as a web developer. Maybe he doesn't know C++ and C#, and it's not that easy with a web-oriented mindset to start writing desktop apps in C++ (it's not easy the other way either, I had a friend who after years of programming in Delphi started with the web by absolutely positioning every single HTML element). When someone asks in which lang should he implement a webapp/SaaS/whatever, the first comment is to use the tech he knows the most. Why so much hate when the same principle is used for desktop app development?
- mrmondo 10y agoheh, yeah I think he meant that as in that's where his experience is. For me it would be 'As a ops engineer, I wouldn't generally host Javascript apps' to spin it around the other way you know?