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By that logic, if I fork chromium and make a custom version of it that's hard-coded to start up HN in the first tab, then I've made a native HN app.
by Qwertious 10y ago
By that logic, if I fork chromium and make a custom version of it that's hard-coded to start up HN in the first tab, then I've made a native HN app.
- MadcapJake 10y agoNo, you've "made" a native browser that opens HN in the first tab.
- radisb 10y agoBy that logic Postman native is a native browser hardcoded to open only one tab and load Postman's javascript code upon start-up
- MadcapJake 10y agoBasically this is true but the browser (Electron) is designed to be single-purpose (your app) and has pathways to the filesystem that you can't get in a web browser. Also, it is treated as an application by the OS rather than a Chrome window (and all the benefits that come with that shift).
- Antrikshy 10y agoBut you won't have access to the file system unless you further modify it.