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by kej 3055 days ago
One, you're replying to a guy with thousands of stars on his released github projects.

Two, there are tradeoffs in using electron, and it's not unreasonable to discuss those. This place would lose a lot of its value if we're not allowed to discuss the pros and cons of technical decisions that go into a project.

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It’s weird, but I think you’re both right. My first reaction to anything html/javascript/etc is a mix of “ew” and “that’s not very impressive“. But I also think it’s important to be inclusive and flexible. Society’s best off when people fight past their internal prejudices, but my past experiences with html/JavaScript put a bad memory in my mind.

Ultimately, this looks like a well executed program from the screenshots. I say kudos to the developer of it. They did something productive and made something useful.