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0 pointsthrowaway69774mo ago0 comments

There is mention of desktop applications in their getting-started docs; it seems well within the intention of the maintainers to me.

> Yeah, why in the world would I use a web API to develop a desktop application?

> Glad you asked, the short answer is:

    Reasonable level of abstraction

    Good performance

    Cross-platform

    Standard enough

    Future-proof

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This is an indie site. Nothing wrong with it but it's not canon.

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0 pointsthrowaway69774mo ago0 comments

There is mention of desktop applications in their getting-started docs; it seems well within the intention of the maintainers to me.

> Yeah, why in the world would I use a web API to develop a desktop application?

> Glad you asked, the short answer is:

    Reasonable level of abstraction

    Good performance

    Cross-platform

    Standard enough

    Future-proof