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I'm not sure what point you're making about backend complexity. We're talking about Electron as a toolkit for desktop apps. You can distribute it as a binary wi
by quotemstr 2y ago
I'm not sure what point you're making about backend complexity. We're talking about Electron as a toolkit for desktop apps. You can distribute it as a binary with an installer. That's a big part of the Electron value proposition.
Is using web APIs for things like networking and storage really more burdensome than using the corresponding POSIX APIs? It's the same stuff with a different spelling.
- VyseofArcadia 2y agoIf we are comparing a desktop app to a web app, an apples to apples comparison has to include frontend and backend. >Is using web APIs for things like networking and storage really more burdensome than using the corresponding POSIX APIs? Yes. Absolutely it is. If nothing else, you don't have an auth step. Not to mention the infrastructural and management overhead of web APIs. I don't have to worry about the care and feeding of a customer's hard drive the same way I do my service's database. Or pay Amazon for the privilege of using something more convenient.
- anaisbetts 2y agoElectron apps don't have to be remotely hosted. It is entirely possible to write a completely local Electron app (and in fact, desirable!)