Whenever this sort of question comes up, I always look over at my macOS dock and see what's running or permanently docked there:
- Marked (Markdown previewer/converter): native.
- Transmit (file transfer): native.
- PDF Expert: native.
- ImageOptim (image optimizer): native.
- Fantastical: native.
- MailMate: native.
- Terminal: native.
- iA Writer: native.
- Safari: native.
- CodeKit: native.
- Dash: native.
- GitUp (GUI Git client): native.
- 1Password: native.
- Telegram: Electron.
And a few that aren't running now but I run very often:
- Slack: Electron.
- Visual Studio Code: Electron.
- BBEdit: native.
- Nova[1]: native.
- MacVim: reply hazy, ask again later[2].
So, I mean, I can't speak for everyone, but it doesn't seem to me like native apps are going away in the near future, at least.
[1]: Nova is a still-in-beta code editor I'm trying out as a possible replacement for VS Code. Code still "wins" on features for me, but Nova is pretty cool, and still in beta, so...?
[2] I mean, MacVim is a native "GUI," but it's, you know, Vim.
- Marked (Markdown previewer/converter): native.
- Transmit (file transfer): native.
- PDF Expert: native.
- ImageOptim (image optimizer): native.
- Fantastical: native.
- MailMate: native.
- Terminal: native.
- iA Writer: native.
- Safari: native.
- CodeKit: native.
- Dash: native.
- GitUp (GUI Git client): native.
- 1Password: native.
- Telegram: Electron.
And a few that aren't running now but I run very often:
- Slack: Electron.
- Visual Studio Code: Electron.
- BBEdit: native.
- Nova[1]: native.
- MacVim: reply hazy, ask again later[2].
So, I mean, I can't speak for everyone, but it doesn't seem to me like native apps are going away in the near future, at least.
[1]: Nova is a still-in-beta code editor I'm trying out as a possible replacement for VS Code. Code still "wins" on features for me, but Nova is pretty cool, and still in beta, so...?
[2] I mean, MacVim is a native "GUI," but it's, you know, Vim.