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> less so for the end users Speak for yourself. As a user I love Electron apps for all the features they bring out of the box to developers. The alternative to
by thiht 5y ago
> less so for the end users
Speak for yourself. As a user I love Electron apps for all the features they bring out of the box to developers. The alternative to a full featured Electron app is not a full featured native app, it’s no heavy client at all, because almost all the native frameworks suck in more ways than Electron does.
Also I don’t give a crap that my applications all look the same as long as they make sense. And most of the criticism of « buttons that don’t look like buttons » seem just like hidden nostalgia to me, I’ve never seen a button and wondered if it was a button. There are tons of discoverability issues in modern design, but the look of buttons is just not a problem.
- movedx 5y agoYou've just described your self as a developer, not an end user. End users are Sharon in HR or Bob in the warehouse. The comment you replied to is referring to end users who are generally not-technical people and just want to get work done. Your comment, instead, talks about the developer friendly features of Electron.
- slewis 5y agoThey’re arguing: better for developers is better for users. Developers get to spend more time on building features and less on the accidental complexity that comes with supporting all of the competing platforms and frameworks.