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Re: Thoughts on ARC


  • Subject: Re: Thoughts on ARC
  • From: Jens Alfke via Cocoa-dev <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 18:00:10 -0700


> On Sep 30, 2019, at 4:57 PM, Sam Ryan <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> I tried a completely new approach - Electron. I have found Electron to be
> surprisingly quick to prototype, easy to bridge to c++, and is cross platform
> (non mobile at least). I would not have recommended a non-native approach
> until recently, but for what it is worth, I've come to realise this is one of
> the better options available these days. YMMV.

If you don't mind coding in JavaScript, don't care about Mac UI guidelines, and
aren't shy about shipping a 200MB+ app that has an entire freakin' web browser
embedded in it…

(Sorry for the grumpiness. I'm just sick of all the "Mac apps" that are just
Electron-based web pages, e.g. Slack.)

—Jens
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References: 
 >Thoughts on ARC (From: Turtle Creek Software via Cocoa-dev <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Thoughts on ARC (From: Robert Walsh via Cocoa-dev <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Thoughts on ARC (From: Jens Alfke via Cocoa-dev <email@hidden>)
 >Re: Thoughts on ARC (From: Sam Ryan via Cocoa-dev <email@hidden>)

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