[danek]

Lately I've been using embedded chromium to solve the write once/run anywhere/look great everywhere problem. While java isn't going away anytime soon, it's nice to see it incrementally lose applicability.

[edwinnathaniel]

Embedded Chromium may work for simple stuff but I questioned it for a more complex desktop app (e.g.: http://almworks.com/jiraclient/) from development, feature-rich, and maintainability perspective.

[james4k]

Genuinely curious: why is this any better than a web client?

[edwinnathaniel]

JIRA web-client is harder to use, in my opinion.

[danek]

you could argue chromium is better for those same reasons ;) spotify is a good example of where this works well.