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You have to install a separate completely unrelated (from the users' perspective) application to run an application written with this? that seems bad.
by xyclos 8y ago
You have to install a separate completely unrelated (from the users' perspective) application to run an application written with this? that seems bad.
- pier25 8y agoBad for general use, but it could work for internal projects.
- evilduck 8y ago.Net Framework? JRE? Flash?
- aylmao 8y agoAll examples of bad user experience, yes.
- jamesgeck0 8y ago.NET Framework is preinstalled on Windows. If you don't target a preinstalled version and you don't bundle the runtime for your targeted version with your installer, of course that'd be bad UX. But the issue there lies with the developer, not .NET Framework.
- pjmlp 8y agoGiven that majority of Windows apps are written in a mix of .NET and C++, most users seem quite happy with the experience.
- flanbiscuit 8y agoPuppeteer actually installs chrome for you (seems to be a minimal version of chrome), puppeteer-core is the one that uses a chrome installation you provide. I wonder if Carlo would install Chrome for you if it was missing
- milesokeefe 8y ago>I wonder if Carlo would install Chrome for you if it was missing It doesn't currently: https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/carlo#q-what-happens-if-the-user-does-not-have-chrome-installed https://github.com/GoogleChromeLabs/carlo#q-what-happens-if-... Perhaps it could though.
- tonyedgecombe 8y agoOnce you have decided to write your desktop app in JavaScript/HTML/CSS it's probably the least bad option.