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by pitaj 3378 days ago
This isn't a JS issue. It's an optimization bug in the CSS rendering.

Holy crap the superiority complex is just gushing out of you. Sometimes it's just incredible seeing how much shit "real programmers" will throw at the "fake programmers."

The Electron platform is popular because it's easy to work with when building portable GUIs. It's especially easier for webdevs who use the same languages all the time. They can accessibly hack on the editor, create plugins, etc. Just like Java devs use Eclipse and IntelliJ, and C# devs use Visual Studio, and Obj-C / Swift devs use XCode.

If it's so easy to build portable GUIs the "right way", why are Slack, WhatsApp, Google, game producers, hardware vendors, browsers, etc all using this technology?

Also, I don't understand why you keep complaining about all of these Electron apps. Do you work on desktop GUIs yourself? Have you built GUIs that hook into mainly CLI programs like many of these Electron apps?