React is a javascript library. Javascript needs its own runtime. Why not just write stuff in native windows controls and save having to run an entire javascript runtime for no reason?

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someguyiguess 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Only someone who has not tried to write stuff in "native windows" would ask this question. If you want a real answer, go try and develop a Windows native application real quick. I'll wait...

	▲	voidUpdate 8 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I would hope that the windows developers who are working on the windows shell would know how to write a windows native application in C. If it's that bad, they should improve the API, not just write it all in react instead
	▲	hannahoppla 5 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Windows 7 was not written in react, it looked great and worked great. Get those guys to write the UI for Windows 11.
	▲	kergonath 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		This is such a ridiculous argument. Applications were developed long before JavaScript was a thing.

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p_ing 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

.NET Framework needs its own runtime. Java needs its own runtime.

What's the issue?

	▲	voidUpdate 8 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I have no issue with user-facing applications doing whatever they want, electron apps bundle an entire chromium to do their thing, but there's a win32 and win64 api in C for a reason, to make OS level stuff fast
	▲	jamesnorden 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I wouldn't want my start menu to load the entire Java runtime before opening, that's the issue at hand.

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anthonylevine 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Why not just write stuff in native windows controls and save having to run an entire JavaScript runtime for no reason?

Idk, and I'm not saying it's not a good question, but it's irrelevant to the comparison in OP's comment.

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voidUpdate 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Using an entire javascript runtime and framework to make your OS start menu is using a ridiculous overpowered electric screwdriver that strips heads. Using native windows controls is using a proper manual screwdriver that just works

	▲	serf 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		it's also just a numbers thing. react and more broadly JS developers are a dime-a-dozen as far as availability goes compared to winapi folks. which on one hand, good -- fuck microsoft and the monolith; on the other hand we get react start menus when we have to use microsoft.