I've spent the last two years building a new email client

Re:I've spent the last two years building a new email client by misterbwong on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @04:02PM (#16980649)

I agree with you that efficient resource usage is pretty low on the priority list for a lot of development these days. I wish it wasn't too but that's a different discussion.

Electron being in vogue does definitely compound this issue but the benefits from using it (e.g. cross OS development on a familiar platform & language many devs already know) seem to outweigh the resource problem.

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Re:I've spent the last two years building a new email client by s73v3r_ on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @04:52PM (#16981059)

That's because the devs are not the ones to face the resource problem.

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Re:I've spent the last two years building a new email client by tomc1985 on Wednesday May 02, 2018 @09:31PM (#16982657)

There are many devs that know regular desktop development as well; Electron lets the project manager hire cheaper and more expendable web devs, or the ability to pile the job on their existing web devs, for their otherwise expensive desktop work.

Do any major code bootcamps teach C#, C++, or Java? Or is it all just webtech?

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