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by bachmeier 2068 days ago
> Native c/c++ code linking maybe?

Companies do C/C++ linking to Electron itself in a web app? I'm sorry, but I've never heard of such a thing. Do they also do C/C++ linking to the browser for the web app version fo the app? Web development must really have changed in recent years.
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qppo 2068 days ago
> Companies do C/C++ linking to Electron itself in a web app?

That's one of the selling points of Electron, write your frontend in whatever JS framework your frontend devs want to use, provide hooks through node modules to your application where the heavy lifting is done using whatever language/runtime you want.

> Do they also do C/C++ linking to the browser for the web app version fo the app?

If a web version can exists (Electron apps cover spaces that web apps can't), and it's identical to your Electron app, then your Electron app never needed to be written in the first place.

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k3liutZu 2068 days ago
> Companies do C/C++ linking to Electron itself in a web app? I'm sorry, but I've never heard of such a thing.

Yes. Specifically to bridge into native functionality.

> Do they also do C/C++ linking to the browser for the web app version fo the app? Web development must really have changed in recent years.

There might not be a webapp (if the core functionality requires native code). Or it may exist but have a different tech stack involved where the native code can't be used.

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