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Re:Why I chose Electron.js for my side business by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Friday November 20, 2020 @11:36AM (#25162050)
> It was built for UX

It kinda really isn't. "Great UX" is not something I associate with any web app. They're generally slow and unresponsive, have atrocious accessibility, and don't integrate with OS native UX concepts.

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Re:Why I chose Electron.js for my side business by cogman10 on Friday November 20, 2020 @12:03PM (#25162365)
For super simple apps, sure, you might be able to get away with OS native (or frameworks like GTK). And the look and feel will be better.

That's not really the point I was making. The point I was making is that if you want to do anything more complicated then "push this button", you'll quickly find out how limited pretty much every other UX environment is.

Javascript isn't "Great UX" it is "Great UX ecosystem".

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