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Well said. Being able to write an application and have it work on multiple platforms without any major UI inconsistencies or UX idiosyncrasies is a major benefi

Well said. Being able to write an application and have it work on multiple platforms without any major UI inconsistencies or UX idiosyncrasies is a major benefit.

AlexandrB 10y ago
You're joking, right? Electron apps are fully inconsistent with any environment they live in. Want right-click? Sorry. Platform-standard control elements or animations? Nope. Reminds me of some of the worst excesses[1] of AAA Windows software - now available on Mac. [1] http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lFgnREt7Q_c/U2mqWkYYDiI/AAAAAAAAAJM/FgR4a1dA9Bc/s1600/norton_antivirus_2007-59614-1.jpeg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lFgnREt7Q_c/U2mqWkYYDiI/AAAAAAAAAJ... Edit: I think it's ironic that Macs were criticized for years for having single-button mice but now developers are more than happy to ship apps with no right-click support at all.
- smokeyj 10y ago
  Right click on electron?? What're you talking about?
  - AlexandrB 10y ago
    I'll admit my experience with electron apps is limited to Slack - where right clicking. Gives you "Copy Link" and "Go To Link". Having said that, do you have an example of an electron app that's not a design misfit within MacOS and Windows?
    - smokeyj 10y ago
      I use Atom on a daily basis. Dead simple plugins and themes. Check out the git-time-machine-view plugin. Of course it's not perfect. But as someone who's used it for the past year I can attest it's been a joy to use.
    - cloverich 10y ago
      I think OP meant that the app is consistent across platforms -- e.g. Slack on Windows looks and works like Slack on MacOS.
- bitmapbrother 10y ago
  Considering you just admitted to only ever using Slack I would think you would be the one joking, right?