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Re:Hello, GitHub by ljm on Monday June 04, 2018 @05:24PM (#17232645)
I'm curious if Electron will get a boost of some kind now. Considering how famous/notorious it is, MS could get a hell of a lot of goodwill here if they invest in the tech.
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Re:Hello, GitHub by uiri on Monday June 04, 2018 @11:53PM (#17234858)
(consumer) Skype is famously Electron based. Microsoft has already been investing heavily in the project and I think we will see them double down on their commitment now that they own GitHub.
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Re:Hello, GitHub by bitwize on Monday June 04, 2018 @09:57PM (#17234374)
More likely, they will make the new, NEW Windows API essentially Electron. Instantly Electron apps run better on Windows because each app doesn't have its own browser runtime taking ip disk/RAM.
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Re:Hello, GitHub by contextfree on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @02:34AM (#17235433)
The Microsoft/Windows implementation of PWA is already basically this
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Re:Hello, GitHub by Piskvorrr on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @09:58AM (#17237600)
They're reinventing HTA, in other words. Oh the horror!
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Re:Hello, GitHub by Rapzid on Monday June 04, 2018 @06:45PM (#17233315)
I'm sure we can look forward to the next electronconf not being cancelled.
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Re:Hello, GitHub by chickenfries on Monday June 04, 2018 @06:15PM (#17233118)
Wouldn't that mostly look like an investment in v8?
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Re:Hello, GitHub by ljm on Monday June 04, 2018 @06:31PM (#17233239)
Or a common API where it uses Chakra on Windows and V8 everywhere else, until someone plugs in Webkit or some other engine for other OS'. Wishful thinking :)
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