The document discusses the resurgence of desktop apps built with web technologies, highlighting their advantages such as increased user engagement and better hardware access. It emphasizes the use of Electron for creating cross-platform desktop applications, despite some challenges like high development costs and OS-specific issues. The author invites discussion about building desktop apps and potential future meetup topics related to Electron and app development.

1. Cross Platform Desktop Apps with Web Technologies

2. WHO AM I??
CEO & CO-FOUNDER
WEB DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTOR
EVANGELIST
CONTRIBUTOR
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER WHO SOLVES BUSINESS PROBLEMS.

3. DESKTOP APPS ARE
COMING BACK!!!
People using the desktop app spend on average 34% more time on the app
that those using the web version.
-- Mathilde Collin, CEO & Co-Founder @ TheFrontApp
My beta users had to practically beg me to sell them the Desktop version as a
standalone app… and now it accounts for 77% of Balsamiq’s revenue
-- Giacomo (Peldi) Guilizzoni, Founder and CEO, Balsamiq Studios, LLC
Sources:
- https://medium.com/@collinmathilde/why-desktop-apps-are-making-a-comeback-5b4eb0427647
- http://www.sitepoint.com/web-desktop-apps/
- http://programmingzen.com/2009/04/13/startup-interviews-balsamiq-studio-llc/
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4. WHY DESKTOP APP?
> Alt + TAB access
> OSX Doc Icon or
Windows Start Menu
> Offline App Access
> Better File Storage
Access
> Avoid Browser
Compatibility Hell
> Better Hardware
Access
> No more searching
through tabs
> OS Level Shortcuts
> Surpass browser
limitations

5. PROBLEMS IN DESKTOP APP
> Expensive to build
> Operating System
Specific
> Less support
compared to web
technologies
> Hard package
distribution and
updates.

6. THAT'S WHY ELECTRON?
RENDERING HTML,
CSS, JS
OPERATING SYSTEM
LEVEL INTEGRATION
Electron allows developers to build cross
platform desktop apps using web technologies.

7. MY FAVOURITE FEATURES
Global System
Level Shortcuts
Command Line
Access
OS Specific
Views and
Configuration

8. SOME EXAMPLES APPS

9. ACTION TIME
Let's Do Some Coding

10. SHOULD YOU BUILD A
DESKTOP APP??

11. ?QUESTIONS

12. OTHER RESOURCES
Electron Documentation
Awesome Electron <- this has everything
Pomodoro Atom
CONTACT DETAILS
Chinmay Patel
cpatel@apigarage.com
Twitter: @chimptl
Phone: (647) 878 4217
http://www.apigarage.com

13. OPEN FLOOR
Any Demos?
Anyone starting up with Electron?
Anyone building desktop apps in other
technologies?
Where do we want to take this meetup
group?
Next Meetup topic suggestions?