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The problem is having to target 5 operating systems. Extremely complicated web app runs on Linux, Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. Carefully-crafted Native UI

The problem is having to target 5 operating systems. Extremely complicated web app runs on Linux, Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. Carefully-crafted Native UI widgets only target one platform at a time. If you want to get rid of Electron, you personally have to volunteer to be responsible for 5x the work of anyone else, and accept bootcamp-graduate pay. Do you see why it's not happening?

raverbashing 3y ago
Exactly this. And HTML/CSS may have its quirks but I'll take it every day over fumbling with GTK or whatever
satvikpendem 3y ago
I just use Flutter instead, works great for all 5 OS.
bombcar 3y ago
Arguably the success of MacOS has caused the expansion of Electron, because developers are using macs and want to use macs even when programming tools for windows.
- caycep 3y ago
  Some (maybe Apple) ought to make a Swift -> Windows/Linux cross compiler...