Using CEF in Mono to serve HTML/js based UI over a mono-C# back-end is very feasible, and results in a superior program which answers most of the Electron compl

Using CEF in Mono to serve HTML/js based UI over a mono-C# back-end is very feasible, and results in a superior program which answers most of the Electron complaints in this post. But to answer your question, yes, it's a terrible alternative, because it's not javascript, and unfortunately the mode of the entire global software ecosystem right now is for all non-application engineers to provide tooling to application developers that cater to the easy-to-use tools they already know (mainly javascript, with some python lingering around.) That said, if you work in a .NET shop already, you're certainly better off using a mono/CEF hybrid app. Just don't expect it to catch on, even if it generates superior software.