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Re:Show HN: Proton Native V2 – Create Cross Platform Desktop... by rvz on Sunday January 19, 2020 @07:12PM (#22095139)
> ...requested features including flexbox, styling, hot reloading, and components with the same API as React Native.

That sounds like the way to go for a near 1:1 port of a cross-platform desktop app for React-based apps. Also the move from libui to Qt for the UI backend sounds interesting for this project to be used as a lightweight alternative to Electron.

To be a true alternative to Electron one must provide a simple migration path for existing Electron apps to Proton Native which would change everything in cross-platform desktop app development.

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Re:Show HN: Proton Native V2 – Create Cross Platform Desktop... by bobwaycott on Sunday January 19, 2020 @08:02PM (#22095356)
> To be a true alternative to Electron one must provide a simple migration path for existing Electron apps to Proton Native which would change everything in cross-platform desktop app development.

That only makes it an increasingly attractive alternative for those who already have an app built on Electron, and has little to do with whether Proton is a “true alternative”. If it can viably permit developing an app without Electron, it’s a true alternative. How easy it is to migrate an app from Electron is a separate matter.

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