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Saved you a click: It's an Electron app.

by encom 6y ago

janandonly 6y ago
Does it matter what platform it is build on?
- encom 6y ago
  To me, yes. I avoid Electron like the plague. I know others feel the same way, so think of it as community service. Javascript-on-desktop arguments are probably already taking up gigabytes of space in the HN database, so I'll just say it's for all the usual reasons.
  - cbluth 6y ago
    youd be surprised how well text compresses
    - titanomachy 6y ago
      Especially text with a lot of repetition.
  - aquadrop 6y ago
    There's also a lot of people who don't feel the same way and I think you know it. So probably no need for "saved the click" part in your community service.
    - ad404b8a372f2b9 6y ago
      People not liking electron isn't an affront to the people who do. Let's not police people's speech.
  - jorvi 6y ago
    It’s not JavaScript-on-desktop that’s the problem- this was a suspicion often cast at Gnome’s bad performance, until Canonical got involved, started fixing performance issues, and it was discovered that most of those issues stemmed from inefficient waits and stuff. The reason why Electron apps gets such a bad rap (and I fully agree, I hate them too) is because they carry basically an entire Chromium with them in addition to whatever you wanted to accomplish. HN is pretty split on Electron afaik because whilst it killed native apps for Windows and Mac, it has brought a lot of them to Linux.
    - encom 6y ago
      Precisely. I would hate Electron less, if it shipped as a runtime like Java. Though I still think shoehorning web tech onto the desktop is stupid.
antihero 6y ago
Ha ha look at me I am on Hacker News I don't like Electron because I am so smart ha ha.
0xdeadb00f 6y ago
Memes aside: thanks, you really did save me a click.
hiq 6y ago
There's an open-source Android app which is published on F-Droid.
aorth 6y ago
Oh! I had no idea it there was an Electron app for desktop. I've been using it on Android for years. I make a point to run it on wireless and mobile connections in every country I travel on. Also, I've made pull requests to https://github.com/citizenlab/test-lists https://github.com/citizenlab/test-lists with new URLs that are blocked in certain countries when I find them.

Saved you a click: It's an Electron app.

by encom 6y ago

Saved you a click: It's an Electron app.

janandonly 6y ago

Does it matter what platform it is build on?

encom 6y ago
To me, yes. I avoid Electron like the plague. I know others feel the same way, so think of it as community service. Javascript-on-desktop arguments are probably already taking up gigabytes of space in the HN database, so I'll just say it's for all the usual reasons.
- cbluth 6y ago
  youd be surprised how well text compresses
  - titanomachy 6y ago
    Especially text with a lot of repetition.
- aquadrop 6y ago
  There's also a lot of people who don't feel the same way and I think you know it. So probably no need for "saved the click" part in your community service.
  - ad404b8a372f2b9 6y ago
    People not liking electron isn't an affront to the people who do. Let's not police people's speech.
- jorvi 6y ago
  It’s not JavaScript-on-desktop that’s the problem- this was a suspicion often cast at Gnome’s bad performance, until Canonical got involved, started fixing performance issues, and it was discovered that most of those issues stemmed from inefficient waits and stuff. The reason why Electron apps gets such a bad rap (and I fully agree, I hate them too) is because they carry basically an entire Chromium with them in addition to whatever you wanted to accomplish. HN is pretty split on Electron afaik because whilst it killed native apps for Windows and Mac, it has brought a lot of them to Linux.
  - encom 6y ago
    Precisely. I would hate Electron less, if it shipped as a runtime like Java. Though I still think shoehorning web tech onto the desktop is stupid.

antihero 6y ago

Ha ha look at me I am on Hacker News I don't like Electron because I am so smart ha ha.

0xdeadb00f 6y ago

Memes aside: thanks, you really did save me a click.

hiq 6y ago

There's an open-source Android app which is published on F-Droid.

aorth 6y ago

Oh! I had no idea it there was an Electron app for desktop. I've been using it on Android for years. I make a point to run it on wireless and mobile connections in every country I travel on. Also, I've made pull requests to https://github.com/citizenlab/test-lists https://github.com/citizenlab/test-lists with new URLs that are blocked in certain countries when I find them.