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Electron 1.0 — Build cross platform desktop apps
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J. Alexander Curtis
This is huge! Finally a way to make desktop apps without specific developers for multiple platforms or that vary from the rest of your web team. This is especially great for small apps that compliment web apps. Wish I could up vote more than once for this one.
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Really excited to see what folks start building with this. I've been lucky enough to have time at work to build some internal tools and we're moving a custom CRM to Electron. Powerful stuff.
I love tools that close the gap between web developers and native platform developers. This update for Electron is especially exciting and I can't wait to give it a try.
Lots of updates here which you can read in their blog announcement
A few things:
The release of Electron API Demos which contains code snippets to help you get your app started and tips on effectively using the Electron APIs.
The release of Devtron, an open-source extension to the Chrome Developer Tools designed to help you inspect, debug, and troubleshoot your Electron app.
A new release of Spectron - the integration testing framework for Electron apps.
The intro video:
@bentossell feels like Desktop apps making big comeback with Whatsapp, Telegram etc. But this could be huge for AV companies. I used to work in one and the amount of effort building/managing all the web and desktop apps was huge, leading to insanely slow release cycles!
This is powerful, and a great way to get desktop apps back into the frame. As a heavy desktop user, I'm excited to see what people will create, especially now that it will be easier, and cross platform!
@katrynvonfelsen I use Atom when I'm coding in JavaScript (mostly because with the right combination of plugins I think it is the best option for React) and it is definitely slower than Sublime Text but it has gotten better over the last few months. I'l' run some tests later to see the exact metrics, now I'm curious.
@mirmayne They don't necessarily have to use the internet/web. Atom Editor by Github is offline and works on Linux, Mac, and Windows by using Electron. Also because it can access the file system and communicate to native APIs using Javascript, it can be more powerful than a web app.
@ibbe_raja Ionic (http://ionicframework.com) is really good. You may be interested in meteor (https://www.meteor.com) too.
Electron looks like a game changer. Really looking forward to seeing what people create with Electron and getting stuck in myself.