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Is that like MS’s version of an Electron app? Aren’t most Electron apps just Chrom{e,ium} plus some JS to run inside it? Asking seriously, not snarkily. That’s
by kstrauser 7mo ago
Is that like MS’s version of an Electron app? Aren’t most Electron apps just Chrom{e,ium} plus some JS to run inside it?
Asking seriously, not snarkily. That’s my understanding but maybe I’m wrong about it.
- Normal_gaussian 7mo agoElectron is NodeJS + Chromium + Some native control APIs (trays/menus/shortcuts/window management) + update & packaging. So a lot more can be done with an electron app, while still staying mostly in the web based comfort zone.
- FuriouslyAdrift 7mo agoMicrosoft switched from Electron to their own WebView2 a while ago. https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2?form=MA13LH https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview...
- cogman10 7mo agoMain difference, electron bundles all of chrome with every app. WebView2 can do that, but the recommended route is one that shares the runtime across multiple apps (what ms does). So you end up with just 1 webview2 on the system + your app specific code ultimately significantly shrinking the distribution size.
- steve1977 7mo agoMSHTML.dll reborn
- Someone1234 7mo agoMostly, yes. But since they upstream Chromium, it is more likely to remain evergreen than MSHTML ever was.
- deafpolygon 7mo agoI think you meant Chrom(e|ium). Chrom{e,ium} expands out to Chrome Chromium. Which isn't what you meant, I think.