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Re:Qbrt – Cross-platform HTML/JS desktop apps using the Fire... by c-smile on Sunday July 30, 2017 @12:13AM (#14884415)
> Electron really needs a competitor/alternative

http://sciter.com - single dll/so of 5mb - embeddable HTML/CSS engine designed specifically for running desktop UIs.

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Re:Qbrt – Cross-platform HTML/JS desktop apps using the Fire... by roryisok on Sunday July 30, 2017 @02:33AM (#14884696)
Never heard of this. I wonder why it's not more popular?
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Re:Qbrt – Cross-platform HTML/JS desktop apps using the Fire... by voltagex_ on Sunday July 30, 2017 @07:56AM (#14885554)
https://sciter.com/prices/. It has a free binary-only tier. Not entirely sure what the restrictions are. I also don't quite get their renewal pricing - it's not cheap at all.
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Re:Qbrt – Cross-platform HTML/JS desktop apps using the Fire... by zem on Sunday July 30, 2017 @02:57AM (#14884769)
not open source, for one. looks interesting, and it might be a pragmatic choice if you're a company developing a desktop app, but for a hobbyist programmer i see no real appeal in a closed source framework.
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Re:Qbrt – Cross-platform HTML/JS desktop apps using the Fire... by robxu9 on Sunday July 30, 2017 @02:51AM (#14884750)
Probably licensing + pricing.
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