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		troupo on Sept 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Java 21 makes me like Java again It did conquer (-ish) the desktop GUI world, for a while: quite a lot of software was written in it. And then Electron happened.

palata on Sept 19, 2023 [–]

> And then Electron happened.

Which is worse for users, but better for developer productivity (probably nicer for developers too: C++ is not exactly fun).

I am still hoping that JVM Desktop apps come back at some point, maybe with Kotlin Multiplatform?

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