I don't know how to answer this. Bloatware is being fixed by cross platform frameworks, but hardware is also being upgraded accordingly to facilitate it. I've heard the theories; and I know 3 codebases for 3 platforms is sooner becoming a relic of a time gone-by than gaining ANY momentum in both the job market AND modern stack statistics. As is one codebase team for native desktop applications - especially when there are technologies now that allow you to reach more market share and accessibility for having the same codebase reach several platforms and device types.
>Zoom: barely works in a browser tab, and the app receives updates daily, and still has broken user experiences. Chat is barely functional, and screen sharing breaks often. Little or no useful API or integrations. Terrible user experience. But the configuration is probably the best of the apps you cite.
You probably don't use Zoom often. It works great in-browser, user experience is rigid, just because YOU don't use the API or integrations doesn't mean it's not useful - there's an entire Zoom Marketplace where you can build apps with scopes that tailor to your needs, I have more than a dozen setup; and my single-most used integration between ALL my stack is a simple Zoom General App that checks attendance for past meetings, and starts a routine based on whether the invitee's email is in that list of past meeting participants or not. But YMMV on both ends of this position.
>"Figma is dog slow compared to what functionality it provides"
Again, not sure where you're coming from. It's very performant.
>"Maybe you should change careers into middle management or executives, you seem the type."
Luckily, Team programmer -> Senior Management -> Executive was my path.
>"Or maybe you might want to cut back on personal attacks because there's plenty of pragmatism in wanting native applications if you'd look past your own short-sighted career-driven opinion."
Sure! But that's the thing; you have to look at PAST and HISTORICAL trends to see its validity.
>"You want pragmatism? Focus on why I want native apps on my desktop platform, discussed in the sibling fork of this comment thread."
Sibling fork shows you're a minority, more and more people are looking up "(function) online" to accomplish something without leaving their browsers; trust in installing exe's, msi's and pkg's are at an all-time low and, in many user experience studies, are seen as hostile.
>Zoom: barely works in a browser tab, and the app receives updates daily, and still has broken user experiences. Chat is barely functional, and screen sharing breaks often. Little or no useful API or integrations. Terrible user experience. But the configuration is probably the best of the apps you cite.
You probably don't use Zoom often. It works great in-browser, user experience is rigid, just because YOU don't use the API or integrations doesn't mean it's not useful - there's an entire Zoom Marketplace where you can build apps with scopes that tailor to your needs, I have more than a dozen setup; and my single-most used integration between ALL my stack is a simple Zoom General App that checks attendance for past meetings, and starts a routine based on whether the invitee's email is in that list of past meeting participants or not. But YMMV on both ends of this position.
>"Figma is dog slow compared to what functionality it provides" Again, not sure where you're coming from. It's very performant.
>"Maybe you should change careers into middle management or executives, you seem the type." Luckily, Team programmer -> Senior Management -> Executive was my path.
>"Or maybe you might want to cut back on personal attacks because there's plenty of pragmatism in wanting native applications if you'd look past your own short-sighted career-driven opinion." Sure! But that's the thing; you have to look at PAST and HISTORICAL trends to see its validity.
>"You want pragmatism? Focus on why I want native apps on my desktop platform, discussed in the sibling fork of this comment thread." Sibling fork shows you're a minority, more and more people are looking up "(function) online" to accomplish something without leaving their browsers; trust in installing exe's, msi's and pkg's are at an all-time low and, in many user experience studies, are seen as hostile.