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		vogre on June 25, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pencil – an open-source GUI prototyping tool for a... From the UX point of view working with local files without logging in somewhere is very precious. From the dev point of view Electron provides the fastest way to make cross-platform app in high-level language.

pjmlp on June 25, 2017 [–]

Only if the she/he doesn't know any other tech besides web.

Electron apps are the clear example of putting developer comfort before the user UI/UX.

LeoNatan25 on June 25, 2017 | [–]

“Developer comfort” are strong words. It’s putting JS web “dev” comfort, as I certainly wouldn’t feel comfortable writing anything in JavaScript.

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