Re:Show HN: Notable – A Markdown-based note-taking app that ...
by sfifs on Thursday December 27, 2018 @09:48AM
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> Describing an electron app as “doesn’t suck” is pretty rich on its own,
That's an opinion many people hold. I personally however find the shoe-horning of "function fits form" that "native" UI on desktop forces to suck big time. Microsoft Office 365 which is a very well designed desktop app for instance is very non-native in behaviour with its ribbons, intelligent context options surfacing etc. I find that Electron apps in general tend to be much more "form fits function" and easier to use.
That's an opinion many people hold. I personally however find the shoe-horning of "function fits form" that "native" UI on desktop forces to suck big time. Microsoft Office 365 which is a very well designed desktop app for instance is very non-native in behaviour with its ribbons, intelligent context options surfacing etc. I find that Electron apps in general tend to be much more "form fits function" and easier to use.