Article argues that Claude is not an Electron app not because LLMs can’t do it, but because there are no advantages left for native

API-wise, native apps lost to web apps a long time ago. Native APIs are terrible to use, and OS vendors use everything in their power to make you not want to develop native apps for their platform.

  • humanspiral@lemmy.ca
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    11 hours ago

    I think the argument is full code sharing with web apps. Does desktop app not use crossplatform terminal APIs, instead of JS?