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Electron is not native

• admax88qqq 5y ago
  It's more native than a web page. Is an app in C# not native? Or Lua? or Python?
  • frankzinger 5y ago
    No it is not. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_(computing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_(computing): "In computing, native software or data-formats are those that were designed to run on a particular operating system. In a more technical sense, native code is code written specifically for a certain processor.[1] In contrast, cross-platform software can be run on multiple operating systems and/or computer architectures."
  • selfhoster11 5y ago
    If it runs in a DOM, it's not native. Native (to me) means it uses a layout engine that's significantly different from a web browser, uses native controls relentlessly, and integrates well with the OS. Electron cannot do that. QT, C#, Lua and Python can.