Re:Your CPU may have slowed down on Wednesday
by tshaddox on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @02:01PM
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I think you’re conflating two very different things.
The first thing is using web technology to build apps that are distributed as native apps on many platforms (which works because there are open source web browser engines that already support most computer platforms). This is what Electron is.
The second thing is for any cross-platform framework to support targeting the web, because the web is itself a very huge platform. This is important, because not all platforms and situations support installing native apps. If you want your cross-platform app to work on web browsers, you need your cross-platform app to support targeting the web. This might be important if you want your app to work in computer labs, for example.
The first thing is using web technology to build apps that are distributed as native apps on many platforms (which works because there are open source web browser engines that already support most computer platforms). This is what Electron is.
The second thing is for any cross-platform framework to support targeting the web, because the web is itself a very huge platform. This is important, because not all platforms and situations support installing native apps. If you want your cross-platform app to work on web browsers, you need your cross-platform app to support targeting the web. This might be important if you want your app to work in computer labs, for example.