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>I can make native app functionality in a fraction of the time it takes to do it in a horrible mess of a language that is JavaScript. Why is Electron and simil
by endless1234 10y ago
>I can make native app functionality in a fraction of the time it takes to do it in a horrible mess of a language that is JavaScript.
Why is Electron and similar so popular then, if it's easier to build native? Please don't say "because shitty hipsters".
- erikpukinskis 10y agoHe's right, and you're right. Web technologies have a low barrier to entry, so it's easy to go from inexperienced to productive. Advanced native tools with a powerful language in the hands of a master programmer will be much more productive for the reasons he cites. The type system in particular, with a well-worn toolbox of primitives can make you extremely effective. So, web technologies are more effective in aggregate across the entire industry, but native technologies can be more effective in the hands of an experienced single individual.