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We're replacing our existing Electron apps for Basecamp with a recommendation to use the PWA instead. Chrome and Safari have both nailed the PWA experience, and they update automatically with the browser, so we no longer see the need for Electron. Viva the web!

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Raymond Weitekamp1 year ago

april fools?

DHH1 year ago

Nope.

OPEN2 years ago

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CM1 year ago

Truthfully can't tell if this is an April Fools joke cause it's kind of online with your ethos

kitze 🚀1 year ago

good luck displaying a second window, menu bar items, a popup dialog with search, etc.

DHH1 year ago

No interest in any of those things. Web is all you need on desktop for an app like Basecamp. Mobile is a different story.

Petros Amoiridis1 year ago

Tried them for three different Basecamp accounts. Works great, but unfortunately I am asked to log in once or twice a day. Not sure if I am doing something wrong. The Basecamp Desktop app never logged out. Is there a way to tell the PWA to never log out?

Nacho1 year ago

Maybe it's a silly question, but what convinced you to "bet" on PWAs? I understand it's a solid solution that works, but a couple of years ago it seems the trend went in a different direction. Any thoughts? Recommended use cases?

DHH1 year ago

It was when Apple made PWAs on the mac awesome in Safari. That moved it beyond just being a Chrome/Edge option.

Akshat Sharma1 year ago

what about us firefox users :(

Ivan Morgillo1 year ago

This is the only not-April-fool post you will see today here. Everything else is a lie 🤣

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