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The massive success of Electron apps shows that users don't really care about native controls. Even though electron is terrible in resource usage it enables unm

The massive success of Electron apps shows that users don't really care about native controls. Even though electron is terrible in resource usage it enables unmatched development speed for teams. If libui or other libraries can give this experience then most teams won't hesitate using it!

MisterTea 7y ago
I liken Electron to McDonalds. Gets the job done in a pinch but is awful in every single way. (edit: spelling)
- vijaybritto 7y ago
  Exactly!
- jayd16 7y ago
  If my app is only as successful as McDonalds, I'll take it.
  - projektfu 7y ago
    Electron is successful like McDonalds. McDonalds's customers, not so much?
pjmlp 7y ago
What success? It helps when sometimes there isn't any options to start with. I use Slack as job requirement, outside work I keep my PC Electron free. Same applies to VSCode, only because of TypeScript and Rust, otherwise it wouldn't be on my computer.
- vijaybritto 7y ago
  Success as in being the UI for a multi billion dollar company like Slack. It's undeniably terrible but what other options do we have? I don't think any tech is gonna withhold against the web! I'm actually willing to switch to any platform that can offer amazing development experience at the same time being super performant.
  - pjmlp 7y ago
    The Web means using the browser that I already have installed.
chrismorgan 7y ago
Depends a little on what you mean by “native controls”. The web platform doesn’t provide all of the controls the underlying OS provides (e.g. a list view), but it does provide some of the most important and common ones. A text box, for example, has the native look-and-feel by default—and feel is the most important part of that, for things like caret behaviour, keyboard shortcuts and touch behaviour; and you can customise its look easily. It’s not the native implementation, but what the browser implements matches the native implementation.

MisterTea 7y ago

I liken Electron to McDonalds. Gets the job done in a pinch but is awful in every single way. (edit: spelling)

vijaybritto 7y ago
Exactly!
jayd16 7y ago
If my app is only as successful as McDonalds, I'll take it.
- projektfu 7y ago
  Electron is successful like McDonalds. McDonalds's customers, not so much?

pjmlp 7y ago

What success? It helps when sometimes there isn't any options to start with. I use Slack as job requirement, outside work I keep my PC Electron free. Same applies to VSCode, only because of TypeScript and Rust, otherwise it wouldn't be on my computer.

vijaybritto 7y ago
Success as in being the UI for a multi billion dollar company like Slack. It's undeniably terrible but what other options do we have? I don't think any tech is gonna withhold against the web! I'm actually willing to switch to any platform that can offer amazing development experience at the same time being super performant.
- pjmlp 7y ago
  The Web means using the browser that I already have installed.

chrismorgan 7y ago

Depends a little on what you mean by “native controls”. The web platform doesn’t provide all of the controls the underlying OS provides (e.g. a list view), but it does provide some of the most important and common ones. A text box, for example, has the native look-and-feel by default—and feel is the most important part of that, for things like caret behaviour, keyboard shortcuts and touch behaviour; and you can customise its look easily. It’s not the native implementation, but what the browser implements matches the native implementation.