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I agree, there is a loud minority who religiously criticize Electron while most desktop apps get written in it. The same was also true for Java applets. Electr
by patates 8y ago
I agree, there is a loud minority who religiously criticize Electron while most desktop apps get written in it. The same was also true for Java applets.
Electron made many trade-offs indeed but writing "this is electron based so I'll not use it" and "great idea but unfortunately built with Electron, so I closed the tab" kind of comments on every bloody HN thread is extremely tiring.
- tomp 8y agoDon't get me wrong, I don't think the criticism is without merit... Like, I still don't run the standalone Slack app (on my desktop) and only run the browser version, because, like, why would I run two browsers?! (I'd make an exception for a really useful app like I make an exception for Java with IntelliJ's IDEs). But on the other hand, I also understand the author's point of view, and I definitely wouldn't berate him for it.
- lupire 8y agoElectron is like Flash of yore -- it's a giant "hack me" sign on your computer.
- floatboth 8y agoElectron is an implementation detail of native apps you install on your PC. Flash was a browser plugin allowed to run by default. How are they even REMOTELY similar?!
- saagarjha 8y agoPerformance issues aside, Electron, to my knowledge, is nothing like Flash in terms of security. There have been only a few security bugs in Electron itself, while Flash was riddled with them.
- zeveb 8y ago> I agree, there is a loud minority who religiously criticize Electron while most desktop apps get written in it. Current GUI programs running on my computers: - StumpWM :: not Electron - emacs :: not Electron - Firefox :: not Electron - st :: not Electron - Chromium :: not Electron - dunst :: not Electron - redshift :: not Electron - xautolock :: not Electron - nm-applet :: not Electron From my own perspective, 'most desktop apps' are not written in Electron.