Re:Announcing GitHub Desktop Beta
by cr0sh on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @03:24PM
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> We specifically made the decision to write each application in a language native to the platform
Except for Linux - of course.
Now - at least with an Electron app, we might actually finally get a Linux port. In fact, while not official, the current version has been forked and made to work (somewhat) in Linux by someone (I posted a link to it earlier).
Sure - they could have done this with Qt or something else - but they didn't, and almost no other company does, either. It's like when they say "cross platform" what they mean is "everything but Linux - because they don't count, amirite?"
Except for Linux - of course.
Now - at least with an Electron app, we might actually finally get a Linux port. In fact, while not official, the current version has been forked and made to work (somewhat) in Linux by someone (I posted a link to it earlier).
Sure - they could have done this with Qt or something else - but they didn't, and almost no other company does, either. It's like when they say "cross platform" what they mean is "everything but Linux - because they don't count, amirite?"