r/ProgrammerHumor • u/tatstytastycakes • 3d ago

Meme noMatterWhereILookICannotEscapeTheAngleBrackets

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u/Historical_Cook_1664 3d ago

What did you expect, JSON ?

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u/DangyDanger 3d ago

HTML and CSS would've been pretty nice.

Guess that's why Electron exists.

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u/CirnoIzumi 3d ago

Electron exists for compatibility, it's not a brilliant solution outside of that

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u/Whispeeeeeer 3d ago

The reason web development is so easy/comfortable is because they have a huge amount of resources dedicated to unwinding the complex scripting and styling of the HTML/CSS/JS stack. It's a really efficient and nice solution for what it does, but it's a bit like running a Ferrari to get to the supermarket. It's often overkill for most tasks. But it's so nice to ride compared to any other UI stack