Re:It is fast or it is wrong
by Zarel on Saturday December 29, 2018 @03:44PM
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I just downloaded Telegram because I was curious how Qt's macOS support was, and it turns out the Mac version of Telegram isn't even written in Qt.
I did eventually download the Qt version. It doesn't support emacs keybindings. I can't use ctrl+b ctrl+f to move my cursor in text boxes, like I can in every macOS native app and Electron app.
I think this is a pretty strong argument for Electron: It actually behaves like a native app.
I also think Telegram is lower complexity than Slack, Discord, Atom, or VS Code. For instance, as far as I can tell, it doesn't have features like emoji reacts, which I'd guess would be something easier to implement in HTML/JavaScript than in Qt.
I did eventually download the Qt version. It doesn't support emacs keybindings. I can't use ctrl+b ctrl+f to move my cursor in text boxes, like I can in every macOS native app and Electron app.
I think this is a pretty strong argument for Electron: It actually behaves like a native app.
I also think Telegram is lower complexity than Slack, Discord, Atom, or VS Code. For instance, as far as I can tell, it doesn't have features like emoji reacts, which I'd guess would be something easier to implement in HTML/JavaScript than in Qt.