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It depends on what kind of programs you like to write. Personally I like to write things like programming languages or VT100-based text editors. And I like the added challenges that C presents, especially related to data modeling, memory management, lack of first-class functions, etc. So C is a natural choice for me, whereas JS adds little to no value, and actually takes away the challenge.

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I hate installing things. :x I get pretty turned on by offering up something like Google Sheets as a webapp that installs and is usable in seconds over the Internet. I used to really love Lua but even though it was <1MB to install people didn't want to download it and then run my script on its interpreter. I remember I made the choice to play in Lua after Python because Python was a large install at the time (60MB for interpreter + standard libs). I honestly feel like the desktop experience is moving into the browser. It's very convenient to "install your runtime" by going to a web address. I love being somewhere near the front lines of that. :3 </zealous-panting>

Sure, unless you're the guy who writes Minecraft. People installed that. And Atom. And Spotify. There's still some room for desktop apps like these, granted not as much as before.

I'm not saying people won't install desktop apps - I just like that there is a diminishing reason to do it outside the browser. [High performance] games, browsers themselves, video players (VLC), and dev environments, are some of the last things left...

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