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by accommodavid 3807 days ago
just because it's all javascript, doesn't mean you can "just" make a web client. electron, the shell atom is built on, has a lot of functions that are tied directly to the operating system and atom relies heavily on them. it also has a module system that allows you to do require() in front end javascript without needing to bundle anything. it would definitely be an interesting project, though.
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So it is 1. built on top of heavy heavy Web technology 2. very much tied to the OS. The worst of both worlds...