Electron exists because cross platform native desktop development is a terrible experience, and many developers (some who even frequent HN!) prefer going with t

Electron exists because cross platform native desktop development is a terrible experience, and many developers (some who even frequent HN!) prefer going with the easy and fast route (due to a variety of pressures) over the native route. It’s the same reason why people gravitate towards MIT and Apache licenses over things like lGPL. It doesn’t require a developer to think as hard if they are in violation of the license with their project. Though plenty of developers still screw this up even with those licenses (see the devs of sonic colors ultimate and the violation of the Godot Engine’s MIT license)