Building Native Apps with Tauri
We used NW.js (then called Node Webkit), because it was the only way to ship a desktop app using web technologies. It worked, but it was heavy, inefficient, and a pain to optimize.
My thoughts on building software, scaling real-world projects, and contributing to open source—along with reflections on self-sufficiency, off-grid living, and how time spent outdoors shapes the way I approach technology and work.
We used NW.js (then called Node Webkit), because it was the only way to ship a desktop app using web technologies. It worked, but it was heavy, inefficient, and a pain to optimize.
When we first launched Popcorn Time in 2013, the streaming landscape was completely different. Netflix was still shipping DVDs, Hulu was in its early days, and the idea of instantly watching any movie or TV show felt impossible for most people.