Preface
A few years ago, I was at a company called Axisto Media, and for a health conference we needed to produce a desktop app that contained videos, session information, and posters from the conference. We developed the app with Adobe AIR. But building the app wasn’t simple, and customers had to go through a few steps to get the app running on their computer. There had to be a better way—and, thankfully, there was.
I came to learn about NW.js (back then known as Node WebKit) around the end of 2013. I realized that NW.js could make it easier for customers to use the desktop app because they wouldn’t have to install Adobe Flash Player or fiddle with locating files on the USB to load the app. They could simply double-click the app. Not only ...
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