[whilenot-dev]

> HTML/CSS/JS are successful because of the same reason electron exists. The success of the web means there’s a huge developer base that knows how to work with HTML/CSS/JS

The actual reason is a different one IMHO. The implementation of web standards enabled cross-platform engines that provide every UI customization one could possibly need for a SaaS product. This decision included many benefits for businesses and developers alike, such as:

- User data stays in the walled garden

- Users most probably already have a web-browser installed

- Responsibility to keep the runtime (web-browser) up-to-date is on the user side

- Automated updates (POV user)

- No installation instructions

I think it as much as a business decision as it was the decision from developers to bet on HTML/CSS/JS instead of GTK, QT, etc.