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Why not just have a daemon process that runs a site on HTTP or WebSocket so you can use the app in your browser? I've seen apps that run with a double-click, s
by sktrdie 10y ago
Why not just have a daemon process that runs a site on HTTP or WebSocket so you can use the app in your browser?
I've seen apps that run with a double-click, stay open, and open my browser tab on 127.0.0.1:43110, with the entire app right there. It takes very little to develop, and it's lightweight because it's already using a runtime we all use most of the time (a web browser).
For the development side, this is pretty much the same experience as developing for Electron, but without the RAM/battery drainage.
- laumars 10y agoI've often said that if I wanted to run a desktop application in a web browser, then I would prefer to run it in an actual web browser and thus share the framework footprint rather than running multiple instances of Electron.