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> FileSystem API is not supported yet. Nor is drag-and-drop or LaunchHandler Drag-and-drop as in, not handled any better than current web apps? As for the oth
by jonhohle 3y ago
> FileSystem API is not supported yet. Nor is drag-and-drop or LaunchHandler
Drag-and-drop as in, not handled any better than current web apps?
As for the other two, I hope they never are. My hope is that this feature is for process isolation for things that may be open all of the time anyway and not have native alternatives: project management tools, social sites, media sites.
I don't want developers to build web apps in place of native and point to "Web Apps". I know I'm fighting an uphill battle, but 10 years later, Electron apps still suck. I'm not interested in making it easier for developers to build crappy desktop apps.
- megaman821 3y agoIt is so weird hearing people hope Safari doesn't implement feature X, Y or Z simply so users and developers don't have a choice. If you don't want to use or support something don't, but you have no idea what is best for me.
- jonhohle 3y agoAs is mentioned elsewhere in the thread certain features are too easily abused. Part of being a platform owner is saying no to things that may seem like a good idea but are short-sighted and have a high likelihood of abuse. See: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/business/korea-internet-explorer.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/business/korea-internet-e... as an example of something that should never have been implemented but is forced on a populace and becomes an anchor to an entire society. You're free to do what you want but I don't want to be stuck with the consequences.
- catiopatio 3y agoThe problem is that the choice of shipping a webapp has consistently and persistently eroded the platform’s value proposition for users. We’ve gone from having highly polished native Mac applications to a suite of crappy electron apps.