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Local UI? electron + ES6 + html5 + no package installs + linux/macos/windows portable = why bother with anything else?

• craftyguy 8y ago
  Because some people don't want to distribute a full, buggy web browser with every application they create.
  • pq0ak2nnd 8y ago
    Nice strawman argument, but you undermined your own argument: Electron apps are not generic browsers that run random content from the web: they are fully debug-able projects, and the developers have full control over what is deployed. You know, like ANY compiled project that is shipped as an .exe/.dmg. Nice try though.
    • dang 8y ago
      On HN, please don't reply in the flamewar style, even if another comment is annoying. It just leads to a downward spiral. Plus your refutation will be much more convincing if it's simple, factual, and civil. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
      • pq0ak2nnd 8y ago
        Dammit, I did it again. Sorry, thanks for calling me out. That's actually why i -like- HN, so few flamewars.