For Slack it is. Building an app via Electron means it’s cross-platform by default, so Slack doesn’t need to invest in separate platform teams to solve the same problem (Windows, macOS, Linux).
Electron also has better support for things like native notifications, video and voice calls, offline capabilities, and to other native APIs etc that are either unsupported or spottily supported via the browser.
Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee 1 year ago
??
Slack IS a webpage.
habanhero@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Calling Slack a webpage is like calling an office building a room.
Slack is just as much a complex app as anything else even if it’s built on web tech and standards.
firelizzard@programming.dev 1 year ago
The point is that Slack does not take advantage of Electron at all. It’s no better than running it in a browser.
habanhero@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
For Slack it is. Building an app via Electron means it’s cross-platform by default, so Slack doesn’t need to invest in separate platform teams to solve the same problem (Windows, macOS, Linux).
Electron also has better support for things like native notifications, video and voice calls, offline capabilities, and to other native APIs etc that are either unsupported or spottily supported via the browser.