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Re:Is WebAssembly the Return of Java Applets and Flash? by derefr on Thursday July 26, 2018 @11:04AM (#17618013)
“Nice for you” and “nice for your computer” are being treated as separate things here, I think. Assuming a supercomputer (like the kinds most Electron app devs must surely have), Electron [native] apps have a good user experience.

Electron wrappers for originally web apps, on the other hand, are usually horrible user experiences—often they don’t even support right-clicking elements, or clicking on links to open them in a browser.

Re:Is WebAssembly the Return of Java Applets and Flash? by saagarjha on Thursday July 26, 2018 @04:04PM (#17620474)
> Electron [native] apps have a good user experience.

No, they don't. Ever tried to drag and drop into an Electron app? How about used VoiceOver?