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(Building desktop apps in native languages since a lot of time.) While I haven't use Electron, it looks very enticing. In particular the HTML/CSS combination a
by p0nce 10y ago
(Building desktop apps in native languages since a lot of time.)
While I haven't use Electron, it looks very enticing. In particular the HTML/CSS combination allows to build UIs very fast. WebGL abstracts away the graphics drivers problems (at least in theory?). 2D Canvas is optimized and looking nice.
And being non-native shorten the iteration times.
Particularly for games it looks very adequate.
Users surely care about download size but not as much as functionality.
- AstralStorm 10y agoUsers also care about integration with their platform and matching look and feel. Neither of those are delivered by Electron. Also that a tiny app does not start for 10s on a strong laptop with a SSD.
- p0nce 10y agoNative look and feel is the first thing to go with friendly consumer products such as games. Native UI means "generic" and doesn't convey the idea of value.