Build Modern Desktop Apps Using Electron
Electron is an open-source framework created by GitHub. Electron allows you to use web technologies to develop desktop Graphic User Interface applications. Combining the Node.js runtime and Chromium rendering engine, Electron ensures high-quality application development.
Used in many popular apps, like Discord and Slack, Electron combines frontend and backend technologies and offers a plethora of handy tools that help developers deliver top software. Electron can be really powerful in the hands of experienced developers, like those from Astec.
Advantages of Using Electron
Single Codebase
Electron uses one codebase both for web and desktop applications, which makes the development process much faster. Moreover, a single codebase helps developers avoid the headache of maintaining separate code for different platforms.
High Compatibility
Electron integrates with all JavaScript libraries and frameworks. Angular and Node.js are just two most popular of a myriad of frameworks that can be easily combined with Electron to deliver amazing apps.
Top Documentation
Electron offers detailed documentation that walks you through all secrets of the framework. Difficult concepts have a straightforward explanation, so developers can grasp complex ideas quickly and put the saved time into app development.
Active Community
Electron has a big, thriving community of passionate developers always ready to help you solve your issue. Ready solutions to most common problems are just a click away, and even if the problem is less popular, you can still count on the community’s help.
Hire Electron Developers
Astec’s full-stack Electron teams are ready to design, build, ship and scale innovative software solutions. We provide our top Electron developers, programmers, engineers and coders to help companies scale their development teams.
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We spend over 5,000 hours each month designing and building enterprise-class software for our clients
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We’ve delivered over 100 successful projects to clients of all sizes across multiple industries
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Over 30 skilled software developers and designers on staff ensure the highest quality of services
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Being in business since 1993, we have decades of experience in delivering innovative software solutions
Working with Astec
Experience Led & Outcome Focused
Our decades-long experience in creating digital innovation across multiple industries enables us to help clients tackle strategic opportunities and solve real-world business challenges. We always keep a focus on customer experience and business outcomes in order to ensure each project’s success.
Agile Delivery Process
We deliver projects using the Scrum agile project management framework, which keeps you in the loop and enables teams to respond to change rapidly, efficiently, and effectively. Scrum enables cost-effective engagements and is designed to meet your goals, timeline and budget.
Experienced Electron Developers
Every Astec Electron developer had to go through a non-trivial hiring process and received training from our most skilled and experienced Electron experts. This ensures that Astec’s Electron development teams have the complete competencies required for enterprise-class Electron application development.
DevOps-enabled Automation
Leveraging DevOps practices in project delivery enables us to save time and resources by automating tasks like code deployment and continuous testing. DevOps teams can perform frequent code changes, stage the builds for testing and push frequent software changes to the market.
Secure Software Development
To ensure the security of personally identifiable information, we build software by following Microsoft’s Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) practices as well as the principles of Security by Design and Privacy by Design. This approach enables our clients to comply with the EU’s GDPR.
ISO Certified IT Services
Astec’s ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2017 certifications are evidence that we abide by international norms in information security and quality management. Following best practices during the software development lifecycle is a prerequisite for building enterprise-class software solutions.
Transparent Collaboration
We provide you with complete visibility into your project and open multiple lines of communication. Your involvement throughout the whole project and team staffing is expected. We frequently update clients on their project’s status and are available when they need us.
Client Satisfaction
Your satisfaction with our work is of utmost importance to us. We provide you with a dedicated account manager, project manager and a consistent delivery team. All clients are surveyed during and after project delivery, with results going directly to our Managing Director.
Why Clients Choose Astec for Electron Development
When it comes to Electron desktop application development, there are plenty of reasons why companies choose Astec:
- Cross-functional team of 50+ IT specialists based in the European Union
- In-house experts in the fields of business analysis, user experience and UI design
- Transparency, openness and frequent communication with clients
- Fast and cost-effective delivery of Electron software projects
- Scrum-based agile Electron application development and project management
- Competitive rates for Electron developers and architects
- Modern approach to project delivery using DevOps-enabled automation
- Manual and automated quality assurance testing before each release
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We have prepared answers to some of the most common questions asked about Electron web development:
Is Electron good for desktop app development?
Electron has been developed with desktop app development in mind. Given the vast popularity of web apps, one would think that desktop applications are long forgotten. Quite contrary! A desktop app renaissance is happening right now, and Electron is one of the reasons for the comeback. Electron allows you to build robust cross-platform (Windows, Linux, macOS) desktop applications using web technologies like CSS, HTML and JavaScript. Developers experienced in those web technologies do not have to learn anything new, and can utilize well-known web development tools in a new context – desktop app development. As a result, a lot of time and money, that otherwise would have been spent on training developers in new technologies, is saved.
Can you use Electron with other frameworks?
Electron is a highly compatible framework that supports integration with pretty much any popular JavaScript framework or library. Be it Angular, Node.js or React Native, Electron adjusts all these frameworks to work as Graphic User Interface desktop app development tools. Desktop application development has never been as easy as now with Electron!
Which apps have been built using Electron?
A wide variety of successful desktop applications has used Electron.. Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is an advanced source-code editor developed by Microsoft. Famous for its high performance and lightning speed, VS Code works with an array of different languages, including Java, C, JavaScript and PHP. VS Code includes support for syntax highlighting, debugging, code refactoring and automatic code completion, making it a very complex yet well-performing and efficient application. Slack is yet another powerful, fast-performing Electron app. Slack combines Electron with Node.js to provide superb user experience. In addition to the above, Electron’s capabilities found widespread use in: Discord, Skype, WordPress Desktop, Postman, and dozens of other apps, making Electron a true wonder of desktop app development.
Is Electron the right choice for cross-platform development?
Part of what makes developing desktop apps difficult is ensuring cross-platform compatibility. Windows, Linux and macOS are systems with very different implementations of its features. What it effectively means is that if you would like to write an application for all three operating systems, you would normally have to rewrite big chunks of code, or even maintain separate projects for each operating system. Lucky for you, you don’t have to! Electron does the job for you. Electron solves the problem by providing a single platform for Windows, Linux and macOS, which means that developers write a piece of code and can be sure it will flawlessly work on all three operating systems. Electron saves developers from the headache of porting from one operating system to another.
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