Any true alternatives to electron JavaScript?

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The article discusses alternatives to Electron for JavaScript-based desktop applications, questioning if Tauri is a viable option and noting that some companies have reverted from Tauri to Electron.

<p>I see companies having codebase in Tauri going back to electron - is this a common thing?</p>

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# Any true alternatives to electron JavaScript? Source: [https://lobste.rs/s/vji9aj/any_true_alternatives_electron](https://lobste.rs/s/vji9aj/any_true_alternatives_electron) I see companies having codebase in Tauri going back to electron \- is this a common thing?

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