You wouldn’t run a website because a website doesn’t have the capabilities of a desktop app. No one wants to run VS code from their browser. People don’t even want to run outlook or teams from their browser. A desktop app results in far superior UX in most cases for tools that people need to use frequently.

Electron allows you to use existing webdev teams to build apps for basically every platform in existence, which is exactly why companies use it.

Alternative platforms exist but not every company has the right people to build on top of them and it’s difficult to argue against the cost savings of using electron.

It’s not really that complicated. Many of these apps simply wouldn’t exist on Linux or Mac if it weren’t for electron or similar frameworks. Companies might build a website (if it makes sense) and a Windows app and that’s it, depending on the target audience

And yes, you might get vibe bloat in the framework code but that isn’t an argument against electron, since literally any framework could be and probably is infected with AI bloat at this point.

Electron isn’t a problem when it’s used well, eg VS Code. At least you know what you’re getting.

You have no idea what the code is doing is when some numbnut vibe codes it without a thorough review.

They will if you get off your butt and hold your Dem reps accountable instead of whining on Reddit.

Do you think you’re the only person impacted by the economy and lack of social services? Lmao.

Look at how many people are about to lose medicaid because asshats like you sat out the last election.

The initial claim was that thin clients are the “default” for large companies, and yes we can confidently say that’s bullshit.

I’m not surprised that healthcare could be an exception, given all the pii that is dealt with there. But thin clients are not the default at most companies.

It’s insane how people can’t just admit they they’re blatantly wrong about something and instead play this gaslighting game where they pretend something is unknowable.

The global size of the thin client market is less than $3 billion. Do you honestly believe that covers most “large corporations” on the planet? I guarantee you that employers with thin clients as the default workstation aren’t just a minority, they’re a niche market. https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/thin-clients-global-strategic-business-103200706.html

The default? I’ve never worked for a corporation with thin clients as the main workstation for employees. The only place I worked at with thin clients was a federal government office.

Can’t believe this nonsense has so many updoots.

It’s just bad design. What happens when/if the fediverse scales up to many more instances?

Helium is not extracted from the air

Water treatment technicians are in very high demand. That’s my next move I think. It won’t pay half as well as tech but there’s room for growth and good benefits. I think I’m just about done working for these shitty executives.

Since you’re such an expert, why don’t you start organizing protests this way? See the many people you can reach in the modern world without using social media.

So you wouldn’t be able to organize anything at all, got it.

No they aren’t. I live in a rural area and independents are basically moderate Democrats without the branding. It’s the only way to win local elections without being in the GOP. And they do win elections pretty regularly

Some of them actually will. Not everyone who dumbly voted for Trump is a hardcore magat, it just looks that way on social media

I live in maga central and I do know people who’ve changed over to voting for Dems.

There’s really no need for this level of cynicism. I understand why you feel this way but it doesn’t help anything.

Vibe coded. I fucking hate that term. Anyone who uses it I instantly know to be an unprofessional hack of a dev.

Why would they pay for Firefox when they likely get that for free with chrome or edge already?

Since when is automating jobs an original idea? Middle managers absolutely don’t make decisions this big. Some bigwig heard about it from one of his buddies and announced a “transformation” a couple days later.

Proton pass works just as well if not better for me. The autofill is much more reliable on Android than bitwarden was, although I did switch about a year ago.