4 ms·
> The opposite is happening, JS/HTML/CSS are becoming the standard for desktop apps rather than something else replacing them on the web. Yes, I am predicting
by apeace 4y ago
> The opposite is happening, JS/HTML/CSS are becoming the standard for desktop apps rather than something else replacing them on the web.
Yes, I am predicting that trend will reverse. I'll need to remember to check this comment in 10 years!
> We don't need WASM for this, we already have things like Electron, React Native, and Flutter.
Electron: slow. Flutter: uses Dart, which lots of people don't want to learn or don't like. React Native: yeah this one is pretty good, unless you are just not a huge fan of JS/HTML/CSS/JSX/etc. Or if you want frontend/backend to be in the same language, but don't want the backend to be in JS.
I am betting that programmers will prefer making applications in other popular languages the more it becomes possible, and that the impetus for the big shift will be a big company going that direction.