I think it will last, and in fact grow. The reason is node.js, on which it is built. Node.js addon modules written in C++ provide integration with desktop machine functions. Just about anything you want to do outside the realm of JavaScript is available as a node.js module.

The other reason it will grow is the movement (supported by MS and many others) to bring a universal JIT runtime to all web apps, meaning any language can be used to run the app in the browser. This is a couple of years away, but Electron will benefit greatly from that in terms of developer support.

I've built one of my small apps into an Electron app in Lianja. It took me 5 minutes (there weren't directions available: it was the first beta of that being available) and worked just like the browser app (which is a SPA app already, like all Lianja apps) except it looked like a real app on the desktop.

It's a great way to leverage any app that's ready for phonegap (i.e., having an XML DOM definition) into a desktop app. How much work it would take to put it all together from scratch I don't know. All I had to do was fill in a couple of attributes and push 3 buttons in order, the last one being "Test" IIRC.

I believe the PineGrow CSS editor (a nice piece of work) is distributed in Electron.

Hank

>Hi,
>
>Is anyone using electron to create desktop apps? It looks very interesting but I have some doubts that it will last? Anyone have any thoughts?
>Johnf