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+1 as well. This helped me finally build my first app, and things learned translated very easily between apple platforms. Although, I don’t agree with dismissing Electron. It’s what I eventually pivoted to in order to create a desktop software business. For me, electron is the best of all worlds, literally.


> For me, electron is the best of all worlds, literally

Sure, but it does have tradeoffs to the end user around bloat/performance. Not worth dismissing, but also not always the clear winner.


Emphasis on “for me” aka, the indie developer, and in terms of sales (a measure of value) for this particular use case, electron was the foundational enabling technology.




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