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Who gives a shit. The point of writing natives apps isn't just to check it off your bucket list - natives apps can have advantages over web apps if done right.
by syrrim 10y ago
Who gives a shit. The point of writing natives apps isn't just to check it off your bucket list - natives apps can have advantages over web apps if done right. Those advantages include better performance, integration with native UI components, integration with native APIs, and integration with the file system. The only one a "native" electron app can accomplish that a web app can't is the last one. If your app doesn't require integration with the file system beyond a file selector then an electron app offers no benefit AFAIK. Companies do it purely so they can tell everyone they have a native app without having to invest the work required to get a real native app. My suggestion for the author is to find a browser they like, and then run all electron apps as web apps within the browser whenever possible.