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Electron Projects

By : Denys Vuika
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Electron Projects

By: Denys Vuika

Overview of this book

The Electron framework allows you to use modern web technologies to build applications that share the same code across all operating systems and platforms. This also helps designers to easily transition from the web to the desktop. Electron Projects guides you through building cross-platform Electron apps with modern web technologies and JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React.js, and Vue.js. You’ll explore the process of configuring modern JavaScript frameworks and UI libraries, real-time analytics and automatic updates, and interactions with the operating system. You’ll get hands-on with building a basic Electron app, before moving on to implement a Markdown Editor. In addition to this, you’ll be able to experiment with major JavaScript frameworks such as Angular and Vue.js, discovering ways to integrate them with Electron apps for building cross-platform desktop apps. Later, you’ll learn to build a screenshot snipping tool, a mini-game, and a music player, while also gaining insights into analytics, bug tracking, and licensing. You’ll then get to grips with building a chat app, an eBook generator and finally a simple digital wallet app. By the end of this book, you’ll have experience in building a variety of projects and project templates that will help you to apply your knowledge when creating your own cross-platform applications.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Creating a new Nucleus account

In this section, we are going to walk through the account registration process. Follow these steps:

  1. Click on the Sign Up button on the main page or navigate to https://nucleus.sh/signup:

Here, you have two options. You can either provide an email address and password to create a new account or sign up with your existing GitHub account.

GitHub authentication works similar to other popular social sign-in providers you may have come across on numerous websites, including Facebook, Twitter, and Google. With GitHub authentication, the system will use the email address you have associated with your GitHub account. You won't need a password as your authenticated GitHub session will be your proof of identity.
  1. Select one of the available options and register a new account. You should receive a welcome email shortly after registration. In the following...