John GruberElectron.
KraigWhy doesn’t Apple ban electron apps?!
Or at least provide users a way to systemically disable it?!
Jesus, what a dumpster fire.
@kraigschmidt You might be jesting, but the truth is Apple *has* banned Electron apps -- on iOS. And that's exactly the sort of protection the DOJ's antitrust complaint argues is abuse of their supposed monopoly.
[ Jer moved instances ]@gruber @kraigschmidt do you mean Apple has banned apps built using concepts that Electron uses? Because electron is a desktop technology and doesn't target iOS or Android at all...
@nyquildotorg @kraigschmidt Correct. I'm not talking about Electron specifically but Electron-like runtimes. Just not allowed on iOS.
@gruber @kraigschmidt I think you need further clarification. The only part of Electron-like that Apple doesn't allow is the chromium engine baked into Electron. I've shipped apps on iOS with multiple javascript-in-webkit frameworks...