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Re:How to get your first 100k active users by saagarjha on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @12:45AM (#15912306)
> Even in desktop it's difficult to figure out web apps wrapped under electron when they are done right..

Name one.

Re:How to get your first 100k active users by ch4s3 on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @01:03AM (#15912371)
VSCode is close if you squint or don't know where to look for the evidence of Electron.
Re:How to get your first 100k active users by saagarjha on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @01:13AM (#15912409)
Its UI paradigm looks out of place on macOS–it very much looks like a website in an app wrapper.
Re:How to get your first 100k active users by WA on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @01:46AM (#15912509)
For you, but not for most people I’d guess. Or most people don’t care enough and that’s why VSCode is hugely popular.
Re:How to get your first 100k active users by murukesh_s on Thursday December 14, 2017 @07:50AM (#15921860)
"Its UI paradigm looks out of place on macOS "- Which part?
Re:How to get your first 100k active users by murukesh_s on Thursday December 14, 2017 @07:49AM (#15921848)
Sorry, didn't see the reply. You want a web app as close to native? Look no further - https://www.nylas.com/download, source https://github.com/nylas/nylas-mail.
Re:How to get your first 100k active users by saagarjha on Thursday December 14, 2017 @03:33PM (#15926710)
It's close, but not quite there. I don't see vibrancy or features from standard text controls.
Re:How to get your first 100k active users by endless1234 on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @10:45AM (#15914926)
Telegram desktop
Re:How to get your first 100k active users by saagarjha on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @01:50PM (#15916429)