Re:Electron 7.0
by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Thursday October 24, 2019 @03:57PM
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You can quite easily bundle the Java runtime with your application. Many Java applications do this. As a bonus, it will still be smaller than the equivalent Electron application.
Re:Electron 7.0
by shrimp_emoji on Thursday October 24, 2019 @05:24PM
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Except Java applets are a thing of the past while seamless browser/browser-based software is a convenient thing of the present (and probably future[0]) and prioritizing size more than availability and usability is fighting the last war harder than a stranded Imperial Japanese soldier.
I guess, but the amount of people I know that use BSDs are even fewer than the amount that use Linux. Given that Linux is a hard enough sell to support for most apps I doubt that BSD support would be offered even if the framework supports it.
> Besides, Java works fine on BSDs. Why is it that when modern developers reinvent the wheel they so often manage to do it worse than the last time?
Speak for yourself, I would MUCH rather use an Electron app than a Java app. No need to make sure you have a proper JVM installed AND the apps don't look hideous like 99% of the Java apps I've ever used do.