There's two kinds of developers. Dorks who care about programming, and programmers who care about creating deliverable value.
What do consumers think about electron apps? That's all that matters. Consumers don't know what the heck electron is, only that their apps work seamlessly across platforms. The only people who complain about electron apps are dorks who have an axe to grind with web developers.
I'd rather have my apps use more resources than crashing unexpectedly and opening up security holes because the developers thought it'd be hipster to write it in C.
What do consumers think about electron apps? That's all that matters. Consumers don't know what the heck electron is, only that their apps work seamlessly across platforms. The only people who complain about electron apps are dorks who have an axe to grind with web developers.
I'd rather have my apps use more resources than crashing unexpectedly and opening up security holes because the developers thought it'd be hipster to write it in C.