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		throwaway4837 on Feb 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nodebox: A Node.js runtime that runs in any browse... We've gone full circle! Node.js, a javascript engine stolen from browsers, now re-implemented in browsers. But as a serious note, is the value proposition "Less powerful version of Electron without forcing people to download a desktop app"?

jeroenhd on Feb 17, 2023 [–]

I think the target audience would be programmers who don't (want to)/can't install the necessary dev tools onto their system.

I suppose lessening the curl2bashness of many frontend dev tools is also an advantage.

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