Is Electron an option in combination with Rust? Are there limitations on the Mac? Why are so many developers sticking with or even migrating to Electron? I would love to see an MPU episode about this topic ( and do developers think about the future of multi platform apps? And apparently well done Electron apps can be “good” enough, can be “native” and can work with Windows features on Windows (and with a Windows UI) and with Mac features on a Mac (and the Mac UI).

There might be some?!Ī huge number of developers seems to think that Electron could be the answer when I see how many apps are out there using Electron or switching to Electron. I have not stumbled upon a single app on Windows that is written with Swift. BUT if I like it or not: I totally get that an app with the intended availability on multiple platforms -especially with a web backend- will eventually be built with a language or a framework that is available on multiple platforms.Īpple’s intention is that this platform is Swift. I prefer native apps and I “dislike” Electron, too. The “normal” user will be fine with OS-integrated solutions in the near future. Especially with password apps, I do not see them succeeding without “embracing” corporate customers. Regarding Gruber’s retweet: It remains to be seen if this will be the death of a good product. There is already a lot going on regarding anticompetitive regulations, investigations and so on… “My way or the high way” will be quite tough to enforce given recent signals in Europe and in the U.S.

I honestly do not see Apple being able to reject Electron apps in the long run.

I never thought about it being an Electron app. When I first saw the 1PW8 screenshots, my reaction was: it looks awesome. The thing with Electron is that Electron can be a lot of things - and the combination with Rust seems to enable a lot of things.

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