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0 pointslolinder2y ago0 comments

Don't mind them—there's a certain subset of HN that is upset that web tech has taken over the world. There are some legitimate gripes about the performance of some electron apps, but with some people those have turned into compulsive shallow dismissals of any web app that they believe could have been native.

There's nothing wrong with using web tech to build things! It's often easier, the documentation is more comprehensive, and if you ever wanted to make it cross-platform election makes it trivial.

If you were working for a company it might be worth considering the trade-offs—do you need to support Macs with less RAM?—but for a side project that's for yourself and maybe some friends, just do what works for you!

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ralfelfving2y ago· 1 in thread

Thank you for the explanation! At the end of the day, I'm a newbie and I'm in it to learn something new with each project. Next time I'll probably try my hand at a different framework.

millzlane2y ago

I just watched a video about building a startup. One of the key points was to use what you know to get an MVP. Don't fret over which language or library to use (unless the goal is to learn a new framework). Just get building. I may not be a pro dev, but there is one thing I have learned over the years from hanging out amongst all of you. And that is, it doesnt matter if you are using emacs or vim, tabs vs spaces, or Java vs Python, the end product after all is what matters at the end of the day. Code can always be refactored.

Good luck in your development journey.

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