Re:Ask HN: Is there still a place for native desktop apps?
by hootbootscoot on Monday May 18, 2020 @03:50AM
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agreed.
a well DESIGNED technological stack WILL allow for high-level control of low-level structures.
Electron and Browser-based apps make a deliberate tradeoff that may be suitable for some kinds of apps (Balena Etcher, as I mentioned. You click a button and some process starts and alerts you when it's done.)
I would simply say that the OP should reverse the question:
"in which cases can an electron app suffice for a desktop application" and not presume the death of desktop apps.
a well DESIGNED technological stack WILL allow for high-level control of low-level structures.
Electron and Browser-based apps make a deliberate tradeoff that may be suitable for some kinds of apps (Balena Etcher, as I mentioned. You click a button and some process starts and alerts you when it's done.)
I would simply say that the OP should reverse the question: "in which cases can an electron app suffice for a desktop application" and not presume the death of desktop apps.