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I don't really see any issue with Electron apps -- Slack and Atom, both Electron-based, are some really good looking apps that really get the job done.

For me, even as a Mac user, I avoid Mac-only apps as much as I possibly can because I want the freedom to switch platforms in the future. I will happily have all my apps be slightly less pretty if it means they work on any OS.



I like Electron apps too, and I am running a handful of them as I type this message, but they are notorious for hogging system resources (especially memory).


I wish Electron apps would load faster. Pulling up a new window in VS Code is a 10 second endevour.


Slack is electron done right - it even has a background process which delivers notifications. But they generally integrate really badly into the UI.




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