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Development time needed to create desktop apps (for Windows, Mac and Linux) given that there's already an existing webapp: - using Electron: 1 month - using Q

Development time needed to create desktop apps (for Windows, Mac and Linux) given that there's already an existing webapp: - using Electron: 1 month - using QT: 2 years

mijoharas 9y ago
Chrome apps would have solved one of the main problems if they were still a thing (does anyone know why chrome deprecated them?). (by reusing the chrome context, your memory usage wouldn't grow unnecessarily for each new slack/spotify/whatever you open).
- jhasse 9y ago
  > does anyone know why chrome deprecated them? To push Chrome OS (where they will still be available) and to vendor lock-in people with Android apps.
  - lima 9y ago
    Quite the opposite, they wanted to prevent vendor lock-in, so they pushed for standards like service workers and NaCL that eliminate the need for Chrome Apps.
    - jhasse 9y ago
      But aren't those two only for getting better performance for web apps? Chrome Apps actually help getting a web app integrated into the OS, I don't see where (P)NaCl helps me with that.
      - lima 9y ago
        Progressive web apps can be launched in a window just like a Chrome app.
        mijoharas 9y ago
        I was just trying to look into this, I can't see a way for this to happen on a desktop, is my google-fu broken or is coming later. I was also looking for a desktop icon (or file or whatever).
- buremba 9y ago
  Yep, I hate that all of these companies try to convert their applications from tabs to dedicated processes. It would be a huge deal breaker if Chrome Apps could become a thing and replace them. Now I have 4 different Chrome apps running on my computer.
  - lima 9y ago
    Chrome Apps aren't different from tabs, though.
    - buremba 9y ago
      My point was they could convert their web applications to Chrome Apps which has better native api support and experience if Chrome Apps could become a thing.
- lima 9y ago
  They were deprecated because they aren't really necessary anymore now that you have things like service workers and NaCL. Never worked on mobile, too. Progressive Web Apps is where it's at.
  - mijoharas 9y ago
    So I've liked what I've heard about Progressive web apps, but I was wondering if there is a solution for desktop? can you create a native icon that opens a new window with a PWA?
  - deleted 9y ago
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Development time needed to create desktop apps (for Windows, Mac and Linux) given that there's already an existing webapp: - using Electron: 1 month - using QT: 2 years

mijoharas 9y ago

Chrome apps would have solved one of the main problems if they were still a thing (does anyone know why chrome deprecated them?). (by reusing the chrome context, your memory usage wouldn't grow unnecessarily for each new slack/spotify/whatever you open).

jhasse 9y ago
> does anyone know why chrome deprecated them? To push Chrome OS (where they will still be available) and to vendor lock-in people with Android apps.
- lima 9y ago
  Quite the opposite, they wanted to prevent vendor lock-in, so they pushed for standards like service workers and NaCL that eliminate the need for Chrome Apps.
  - jhasse 9y ago
    But aren't those two only for getting better performance for web apps? Chrome Apps actually help getting a web app integrated into the OS, I don't see where (P)NaCl helps me with that.
    - lima 9y ago
      Progressive web apps can be launched in a window just like a Chrome app.
      - mijoharas 9y ago
        I was just trying to look into this, I can't see a way for this to happen on a desktop, is my google-fu broken or is coming later. I was also looking for a desktop icon (or file or whatever).
buremba 9y ago
Yep, I hate that all of these companies try to convert their applications from tabs to dedicated processes. It would be a huge deal breaker if Chrome Apps could become a thing and replace them. Now I have 4 different Chrome apps running on my computer.
- lima 9y ago
  Chrome Apps aren't different from tabs, though.
  - buremba 9y ago
    My point was they could convert their web applications to Chrome Apps which has better native api support and experience if Chrome Apps could become a thing.
lima 9y ago
They were deprecated because they aren't really necessary anymore now that you have things like service workers and NaCL. Never worked on mobile, too. Progressive Web Apps is where it's at.
- mijoharas 9y ago
  So I've liked what I've heard about Progressive web apps, but I was wondering if there is a solution for desktop? can you create a native icon that opens a new window with a PWA?
- deleted 9y ago
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