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A compromise would be to use Electron/Chromium as shared libraries so the bulk of those apps would be using the same 500 MB - nearly free lunch for users who wo
by mcbits 9y ago
A compromise would be to use Electron/Chromium as shared libraries so the bulk of those apps would be using the same 500 MB - nearly free lunch for users who would have Chromium running all day either way.
- fasquoika 9y agoThat basically already exists.[0] The only major issue is that they're limited to the permissions of normal webpages in the browser. [0]https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/apps https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/apps
- mcbits 9y agoChrome apps are being discontinued on most OSes, so they recommend migrating to Electron or NW.js if a normal web app or extension won't work. https://blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps-to-web.html https://blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps-to-web.ht...