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Re:Ask HN: What should I use to write native desktop apps fo... by aphextron on Sunday May 27, 2018 @07:32PM (#17169761)
>Electron is the result of people trained in web development turning their hands to desktop development, but not wanting to learn something completely new.

"Learning something new" has a massive cost when you apply that to an entire engineering team. A tool that can leverage existing resources to make people proficient in a new area simply through new technology would be a huge value added IMO.

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Re:Ask HN: What should I use to write native desktop apps fo... by beojan on Monday May 28, 2018 @12:23AM (#17170580)
Electron just externalizes the cost, it doesn't eliminate it.

Electron is a little like auto-translating your UI. It's easier for the developer and the user pays the price.

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