Hello! Anyone else still building stuff for the desktop?
Hello Product Hunt!
I'm Jamey, a software engineer/wannabe founder still building products for Windows and macOS. Is anyone else doing that? It seems like everything today is all about mobile, which is great, but there's still a lot of daily business run on desktops. I've been working on a side project, mostly for fun, and I'm curious if other people would find it useful. How do people feel about an app that lets you build desktop applications for Windows and macOS using JavaScript, but with native UI controls? There's some more cool features in there too, but I don't want this post to sound like a commercial. Let me know if it sounds interesting!
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I'm still a big fan of desktop apps :)
I'd say mobile apps just have a higher frequency of use because of its convenience as well as the fact that its just always on you. As for the app i'd be down to testing it out, do you have an email that I can contact?
@indukeys Totally agree about the convenience of the mobile apps. It's great to be able to check something quickly and from anywhere.
That would be awesome if you could check out the app! I have a bare bones website for it at tiptopjs.com. The download is just a single file, no install. The only requirement is that the IDE is for Windows only right now, but you can still build apps for both Windows and macOS. And I apologize for the poor documentation, I don't have a 'Getting Started' section, but if you are a programmer hopefully it will make some sense and I'm happy to help with any questions!