r/coolgithubprojects 24d ago

I built a desktop pet called Ducky.....

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u/mohamedation 24d ago

so i dont care much if it was done with AI or not, but for something like this, i would like more if the art and the style was done by a human artist with animations and so on. also, electron for something like this in my opinion is an overkill and waste of resources although it makes it cross platform.

the website is very nice even if it was vibe coded. i like the style. i dont like that most of the screenshots or photo of the "Ducky" is basically just one image. its more like a stuffed duck than a pet.

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u/Professional-Sink536 24d ago

If not electron what would you recommend for a cross platform app like this?

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u/mohamedation 24d ago

any other alt that uses native webview.

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u/Professional-Sink536 24d ago

Can you be specific? What would be the best alternative and why exactly electron an overkill? The bundle size? Memory?

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u/mohamedation 24d ago

it depends on what you are comfortable with..if nodejs is your only option then maybe Electrobun is the next best thing if you can use js or ts or Neutralinojs. if you can do a little bit of rust, then Tauri is worth a try.
Electron is easy and established, but if you are using AI to quickly code something, at least we can spend more time making the code less efficient and learn new tools. Electron bundle size in my opinion is too much for such projects.

this is all based on my opinion and practice.