Electron: Build cross platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

I can't believe people actually use this shit.
The amount of RAM it uses is seriously insane.

I think electron is a step into the right direction.

Let's assume for a moment there weren't the problem with JavaScript performance (because, for example, web assembly can replace it).

Then electron is the platform everyone can build his applications on. And once that happens, we can rip out the cruft from the operating systems.

This is just one possibility, and I am not saying it's going to happen or that it is even a good idea. But if you have to write cross platform apps it seems to have its advantages.