Oh! I had no idea it there was an Electron app for desktop. I've been using it on Android for years. I make a point to run it on wireless and mobile connections in every country I travel on. Also, I've made pull requests to https://github.com/citizenlab/test-lists with new URLs that are blocked in certain countries when I find them.
Memes aside: thanks, you really did save me a click.
There's an open-source Android app which is published on F-Droid.
Does it matter what platform it is build on?
To me, yes. I avoid Electron like the plague. I know others feel the same way, so think of it as community service.
Javascript-on-desktop arguments are probably already taking up gigabytes of space in the HN database, so I'll just say it's for all the usual reasons.
youd be surprised how well text compresses
Especially text with a lot of repetition.
There's also a lot of people who don't feel the same way and I think you know it. So probably no need for "saved the click" part in your community service.
People not liking electron isn't an affront to the people who do. Let's not police people's speech.
It’s not JavaScript-on-desktop that’s the problem- this was a suspicion often cast at Gnome’s bad performance, until Canonical got involved, started fixing performance issues, and it was discovered that most of those issues stemmed from inefficient waits and stuff.
The reason why Electron apps gets such a bad rap (and I fully agree, I hate them too) is because they carry basically an entire Chromium with them in addition to whatever you wanted to accomplish.
HN is pretty split on Electron afaik because whilst it killed native apps for Windows and Mac, it has brought a lot of them to Linux.
Precisely. I would hate Electron less, if it shipped as a runtime like Java. Though I still think shoehorning web tech onto the desktop is stupid.