Recently, JavaScript founder Brendan Eich cited Electron as a tool his new company, browser maker Brave Software, has used in building its technology. Version 1.0 is available at electron.atom.io.

Tool combines the Electron framework and a shared JavaScript runtime to create lightweight “sketches” with native app capabilities ...

Electron has patched the remote code execution vulnerability in the latest versions of the framework, and is urging developers to update their applications.