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by godot 2732 days ago
The other bonus of Electron (from a user perspective) is it lets companies release software for Linux too. For maybe the first time in history, Linux now gets a release for all these major mainstream services/companies -- I can now have VSCode, Slack, etc. on Linux and they work well. I've been on Windows and Mac for years and in recent years using Linux finally feels modern and viable. I'm not sure if VSCode/Slack would even create a Linux client if Electron wasn't available.

Disclaimer: Not an Electron fanboy, I don't even develop Electron apps. I do enjoy using a Linux dev laptop, however, and am not a hardcore vim/emacs guy.