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I wouldn't hold my breath. Systems engineers have been trying and failing for years to do this. Modern web browser finally did what they couldn't.
by postalrat 4y ago
I wouldn't hold my breath. Systems engineers have been trying and failing for years to do this. Modern web browser finally did what they couldn't.
- croes 4y agoUsing an incredible amount of system resources for simple tasks? Creating an equally slow UX on multiple platforms?
- satao 4y agoMake UI dvelopment fast and accessible so people can move human resources in other areas of development?
- croes 4y agoI prefer a fast UI over fast UI development. Todays web based apps tend to skip my inputs if I type to fast, and I'm not a fast typer. Apps stand and fall with their UI. Apps should please their user nit their developer and I say that as a developer. The goal of an app is to make the life of it's users easier not mine. It's my blood, sweat and tears so they can save theirs for their job.
- dmix 4y agoLinear.app has shown that a web-powered desktop app can be as fast as a native desktop app. There's still tons of room to make web powered desktop apps better than the current mainstream Electron ones - without abandoning the browser. There's a commercial project that's trying to make linear's architecture into a framework: https://replicache.dev/ https://replicache.dev/ Demo: https://repliear.herokuapp.com/d/lXsPEs2kl6?view=active https://repliear.herokuapp.com/d/lXsPEs2kl6?view=active