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0 pointstommyage4y ago0 comments

> sciter looks good, but just don't think about the recent modern web feature, current web feature is impossible to make it right/full by a small team, even ms can not catch up, so they just choose the chromium.

Not every feature needs to be supported, which feature are you referring to? Also, given the use case: what is required in your opinion? How does the shift in microsofts scope translate to the efforts to sciter? What did the shift imply?

> sciter is good if you looking for make a small app which not depends too much on web spec.

Since when is it a feature to comply to "web spec"? Why should anyone continue to comply with all new requirements? And why do you feel it is required for portable desktop applications? Why not settle on some proven essentials? And why I am talking about browser now?

Hopefully you elaborate your thoughts: I am sincerly curious about your opinion.

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wener4y ago· 2 in thread

First of all, I do like sciter, it's fresh air in wails,webview,electron & tauri.

There are several cases why I prefer an electron: BrowserView, FileSystem api, newer css feature(Interop 2022 are greate), and all the newer js feature I use but I don't know it.

I'm a web dev, so I'm not comply to web spec but chasing it, as a web dev, I'm happy about this, so I take the web spec as granted.

If I'm building a app biz company, I may choose sciter. sciter is not "free" to use, I remember sciter used to tring allowed the static linking if the donation is good enough, but seems not reach the goal, which means can not get a static exe like https://github.com/wailsapp/wails .

BTW, I'm sorry for the small app part, small should mean adapt or bend to sciter.

tommyageOP4y ago

Thank your for your reply!

> I'm a web dev, so I'm not comply to web spec but chasing it, as a web dev, I'm happy about this, so I take the web spec as granted.

Okay, now I see: As a web dev you are able to make use of all these new features. I do not know about current conveniences. FWIW is that CSS should be portable across any browser/web view. And given that browsers nowadays occupy tons of memory (even though they are written in highly performant languages) I am still impressed by sciters small shipping size.

> If I'm building a app biz company, I may choose sciter. sciter is not "free" to use, I remember sciter used to tring allowed the static linking if the donation is good enough, but seems not reach the goal, which means can not get a static exe like https://github.com/wailsapp/wails .

Thank you for the recommendation!! It appears to me that his previous attempts to market his product have left a serious impression. I do remember stumbling about sciter a while ago, neglecting it as well. But I can't recall my reasoning.

> BTW, I'm sorry for the small app part, small should mean adapt or bend to sciter.

No worries, thanks for your input!!

wener4y ago

> CSS should be portable across any browser/web view. And given that browsers nowadays occupy tons of memory (even though they are written in highly performant languages) I am still impressed by sciters small shipping size.

Chrome is new IE since June 15 2022, and happy about it. Interop 2022 is about make safari and chrome get on the same page about new css feature.

Memory, portable CSS and browser compat is about cost, if I can make whole company install chrome, that can save a ton of money investing on support unexpected browser, one time install is way cheaper than continue support. If the company is big enough, there will be no problem, like google can rewrite whole Google Doc to canvas to support cross browser. If building a sciter based app biz, that's all your investing goes, that make sense.

[Interop 2022]: Blog https://web.dev/interop-2022 Current status https://wpt.fyi/interop-2022

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