Electron v3

Electron is a platform for building native, cross-platform desktop applications using web technologies (e.g. HTML, CSS, and JavaScript). In this workshop, learn to tackle building a few desktop applications using Electron. We’ll discuss how to implement OS-level functionality, integrate modern front-end frameworks, as well as how to test our applications. Finally, we’ll package and deploy our applications and learn how to automatically push updates to our growing audience.

• Learn how to get started with Electron.
• Add features not possible in traditional web applications using Electron’s built-in modules.
• Tackle communicating between multiple processes using inter-process communication (IPC).
• Learn how to put applications in the menubar and system tray using Electron’s tray module.
• Integrate your tried and true web development tools (e.g., Sass, TypeScript, and Babel) using electron-compile and Electron Forge.
• Get your application into users’ hands by packaging your application and deploying them via GitHub releases.
• Get the latest and greatest version of your application out and into the world using Electron’s auto-update functionality.