> ....Facebook and Microsoft building on top of Electron instead of building natively?
JavaScript devs are usually cheaper to hire than C++, Java, Objective-C, Swift, .NET ones.
JavaScript devs are usually cheaper to hire than C++, Java, Objective-C, Swift, .NET ones.
In their case, I don't think it's because their web technology devs are cheaper. I wouldn't be surprised if that team knew multiple platforms and languages. I think it's all about finding the balance between dev costs, making a great product, and getting it out fast on multiple platforms.