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I.i.r.c. Chrome Apps are compiled binaries specific for Chrome (NaCL), they're more like Flash, Java or Webassembly applications.
by dtech 7y ago
I.i.r.c. Chrome Apps are compiled binaries specific for Chrome (NaCL), they're more like Flash, Java or Webassembly applications.
- throw_m239339 7y agoChrome Apps are more like sandoxed Electron apps which do not require the user to install the same runtime every time for each app installed, unlike Electron. No need for NaCL, they can be written in Javascript.
- kgersen75 7y agono not at all. There are javascript+html+css apps that could use the Chrome API ( https://developer.chrome.com/apps/api_index https://developer.chrome.com/apps/api_index ) which allow them to do more than regular javascript+html+css web pages. There is no compilation.
- tyingq 7y agoNot NACL. JavaScript/HTML/CSS. But with access to local filesystems, sockets, etc. Because of that, Google's suggested replacement of Android Apps (won't work everywhere Chrome does) or PWAs/Extensions (both heavily sandboxed) doesn't work.
- dragonwriter 7y ago> I.i.r.c. Chrome Apps are compiled binaries specific for Chrome (NaCL), NaCl was supported in Chrome Apps, but most Chrome Apps are just web apps using the chrome.* APIs, not NaCl.