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> (2) there is no good cross-platform framework to do so. Chrome and Firefox are pretty good cross-platform frameworks. They are so good than the OS vendors ke

> (2) there is no good cross-platform framework to do so. Chrome and Firefox are pretty good cross-platform frameworks. They are so good than the OS vendors keep coming out with workalikes like Edge and Safari (and by the way, both are really good). As a software publisher I love it because if it works in Chrome and Firefox, I mostly don't have to even care if you have a Mac, PC, smartphone, or something completely different. You go to my URL, and there it is. Stuff like PWAs and Electron are great, too, because I can make it easier for users to get into my app - just launch the application. No more two step, launch browser, type in URL or click on bookmark.

bmitc 4y ago
Good cross-platform frameworks for what? For web app development, you need, at a minimum, three separate programming languages but typically more, a host server, and a desktop app to render your app. That is not a "good" framework, in my opinion. And the number one thing support people ask is "have you tried it in Chrome?". Isn't that weird thing to ask? "Can you use another desktop app to verify that my app is working or not?" Web and mobile apps do not support the types of apps and functionality that I am interested in. That's fine that people are happy enough with web and mobile app development. That's also why I do not care to even address those scenarios, not to mention that they are completely different from desktop apps.