>The project seems out-of-touch. One of his roles is to inspire collaboration, so he would have more luck using technologies that excite people today.
I hope you're not saying that Eudora should be written using Electron...
I hope you're not saying that Eudora should be written using Electron...
If the primary threat to the project was "not finishing", then I'd absolutely use Electron. Development with web technologies is fast.
But if performance _is_ critical, and the biggest risk to the project is "lack of community interest", then I'd go with React Native†.
† I'm prepared for the possibility that some newer or more exciting technology exists by now.