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Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14087381 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14087381
by forgot-my-pw 8y ago
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14087381 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14087381
- pvg 8y agoand https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14121437 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14121437 of similar vintage.
- untog 8y agoAnd nothing has changed since that discussion, really. The top post is still correct: if Electron didn't exist we wouldn't be seeing a collection of beautiful, performant desktop apps. We'd just have fewer desktop apps, and you'd be using your web browser more. Particularly on Linux. Which, IMO, is fine! I don't use the Slack desktop app, I have a tab open in my browser. It can 'ping' the tab bar to get my attention, and it can send notifications. It works fine.
- michaelmrose 8y agoCounterargument at least SOME people would be shipping actual apps that are worth something. 1 app worth using is better than 5 subpar ones.