Electron is flash for the desktop (2016)

Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016) by signal11 on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @12:39PM (#14089773)

OneNote is a great example. It has fairly well-regarded native apps for each platform it supports, _and_ a decent web (HTML5) interface.

I think the issue is time and resources. Small teams, like Slack, would like to create a slick experience but they don't have the time.

Companies like Facebook went the other route -- HTML5 on mobile, got their fingers burnt, and went all-in on native. StackOverflow's iOS app appears to have improved a lot too, in v1 it was a thin shell around the web interface.

I hope React Native catches on. I'm not a huge fan of how 'heavy' Electron is myself.

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Re:Electron is flash for the desktop (2016) by thiht on Tuesday April 11, 2017 @12:46PM (#14089856)

Facebook's HTML5 app was 5 years ago, this example comes every time but it's outdated. technologies like Electron or React Native didn't even exist at the time.

5 years is huge when it comes to web technologies.

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