It's 2018 and I can't write an interface once and use it everywhere. Unless I use HTML/javascript.
If I'm one developer writing a decently-sized app, building/maintaining 3+ different codebases (because "native is better") is a great way to never release anything useful and be fighting idiotic bugs all the time.
Yes, javascript sucks. Sure, the interfaces you build will not be as good as the natives ones. But if there's one thing I've learned over the years: being correct is bullshit. Get your stuff out the door, and iterate from there. If people REALLY like it, and you start getting money for it, then sure, rewrite native interfaces for everything.
Electron/nwjs are great tools for quickly slamming out desktop apps.
Electron has finally given an ability to develop and deliver apps that have the same functionality across multiple platforms. What has the author of the article done?
Not surprisingly, the majority of the commenters in the article don't agree with it.