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Using Electron and not even making it truly multiplatform is, like, willfully getting the worst of all worlds.

• curiousgal 9y ago
  It is available on Linux (Arch). https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/github-desktop/ https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/github-desktop/
• lemoncucumber 9y ago
  Electron: the uncanny valley of native apps
• itwy 9y ago
  Stop this nonsense already. Electron is the greatest thing that happened to the dying desktop software ecosystem. And the performance/resource usage is just fine.
  • _eht 9y ago
    The limited scope evangelist has arrived... Sigh.
  • gmemstr 9y ago
    > And the performance/resource usage is just fine. It depends. On my machine with 8GB of RAM and an older processor, Electron apps suck the life out of it. My newer dual core with 16GB of RAM (ultrabook) and an NVME SSD handles them fine. I think most devs working with newer faster hardware get a bit desensitized when it comes to performance. Electron isn't necessarily a terrible thing, but I refuse to call it "the greatest thing" - there's still a lot more work to do, like have a single shared Electron process for all Electron apps.
    • itwy 9y ago
      my machine (is currently) with 8GB of RAM and an older processor.
    • isaiahg 9y ago
      Same here. I bought a cheap 4gb laptop and put a light linux on it just for coding away from home. All electron apps suck the life away while sublime runs like a dream.
• _eht 9y ago
  Does your idea of multiplatform include the BSD's as well? Last I looked in to it the team themselves only defined multiplatform as Windows, Linux, and non-mobile macOS.
  • itwy 9y ago
    The limited scope evangelist has arrived... Sigh.
• thefounder 9y ago
  What are the alternatives? Qt?
  • jacoblambda 9y ago
    Qt is probably the best alternative honestly and despite its shortcomings is really a pleasure to develop in once you learn the ropes.
  • alexhaber 9y ago
    Proton Native?