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Responding to a question about why Claude uses Electron instead of native code, the author argues the real reason isn't LLM limitations but that native development no longer offers meaningful advantages. Native APIs are painful to use, OS vendors discourage native development, UI consistency has collapsed (even Apple's guidelines feel arbitrary), deep OS integration rarely matters in practice, and performance gains are theoretical since companies rarely prioritize them regardless of stack. The author laments the decline of native but concludes the core problem is a lack of care, not the choice of Electron specifically.

Claude is an Electron App because we’ve lost native

<p>One of the richest companies in the world not using native is a big deal. Like that would be crazy to think I can do much better on different stacks. I do love js all the way and sideways too. But wild that native is fading so much away. :)</p>


<p>Apple doesn’t discourage native at all. Whaaa?</p>
