Building Desktop Apps with Ember and Electron

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Ember plus Electron converts a web app into a real desktop binary: ember-electron automates setup, injects Ember Inspector, runs tests inside Electron, builds production assets and recompiles native modules against Electron headers so native addons like sqlite or keychain bindings work. Example: a Ghost desktop app uses two Ember apps (restricted renderer plus privileged main), supports notifications and native keyvault storage, but lacks a cross‑platform spellcheck and needs platform build tools. Packaging produces platform binaries that run, and developers must harden against remote XSS that can execute arbitrary local code.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:06What is Electron
3. 1:50Benefits of Electron
4. 3:40Electron Addon
5. 6:15Ember Addon
6. 10:50Electron Test
7. 14:15Ghost App

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