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Why isn't it possible to dynamically link to the browser engine and js runtime? Isn't that the whole point of dynamic linking?
by saosebastiao 10y ago
Why isn't it possible to dynamically link to the browser engine and js runtime? Isn't that the whole point of dynamic linking?
- floatboth 10y agoThey are dynamically linked. But every app ships with its own version because the js app was only tested with that version :D
- Const-me 10y agoTechnically possible. The main problem, people developing apps on top of that framework will have to deal with compatibility issues across various browsers and their versions. On Windows (including mobiles), the only embeddable browser is Internet Explorer. On OSX, iOS and Androids since 4.4, it’s different versions of Blink. Electron solves this problem by redistributing a specific version of the browser, this way the app no longer depends on the OS and its updates.