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> Fluent Terminal (native, lightweight) The very first line of the README: > A Terminal Emulator based on UWP and web technologies. I understand the hate for

> Fluent Terminal (native, lightweight) The very first line of the README: > A Terminal Emulator based on UWP and web technologies. I understand the hate for electron apps and the demand for native. While I do use VSCode as my daily editor, I've also seen some electron apps that definitely don't make the cut. That said, I don't understand the growing trend of using the native web view and calling it "native". (Meaning it can't be ported to other platforms, so it must be native?) If you're building it with web technologies, you might as well just go with electron for the more modern browser[1], easier portability, and isolation from browser version changes. [1]: I haven't looked much at the windows web view since edge came out. I was going to say perhaps this doesn't matter as much if you can select edge, but now that edge is becoming chromium anyway, I suppose the point is moot. Hooray for monocultures I guess.

whywhywhywhy 8y ago
>If you're building it with web technologies, you might as well just go with electron for the more modern browser[1], easier portability, and isolation from browser version changes. You wont get something that feels like a modern Windows app if you make it with electron, also the app will balloon by 80 meg and portability again isn't an issue if your goal is to make something that feels like a modern Windows app. I really appreciate the work of the people behind FluentTerminal and honestly had no idea it had web under the hood till I looked at the source because building it on UWP makes it feel like a first class windows app.
nailer 8y ago
>> Fluent Terminal (native, lightweight) >The very first line of the README: > A Terminal Emulator based on UWP and web technologies. Yes. UWP is Windows' native development platform and has been for years now. There's some Web tech too, but it's still more lightweight than Electron. What's your point?

whywhywhywhy 8y ago

>If you're building it with web technologies, you might as well just go with electron for the more modern browser[1], easier portability, and isolation from browser version changes. You wont get something that feels like a modern Windows app if you make it with electron, also the app will balloon by 80 meg and portability again isn't an issue if your goal is to make something that feels like a modern Windows app. I really appreciate the work of the people behind FluentTerminal and honestly had no idea it had web under the hood till I looked at the source because building it on UWP makes it feel like a first class windows app.

nailer 8y ago

>> Fluent Terminal (native, lightweight) >The very first line of the README: > A Terminal Emulator based on UWP and web technologies. Yes. UWP is Windows' native development platform and has been for years now. There's some Web tech too, but it's still more lightweight than Electron. What's your point?