In this blog post, I’ll explain how to use HTML 5, to read information about file(s) selected by users, and to upload the file(s) on a server. You might want to do is let the user upload the selected file or files to a server. This can be done asynchronously very easily.

You know what they say, if you want to start a flame war have an opinion on HTML5 vs Native mobile app development. I'm reopening this can of worms because the landscape has changed over the past 18 months and surprisingly business are starting to lean toward HTML for upcoming projects lately.

The Electron framework lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. It is based on io.js and Chromium and is used in the Atom editor. You can use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with Chromium and Node.js to build your app.Electron is open source; mantained by GitHub and an active community. Best of all, Electron apps build and run on Mac, Windows, and Linux.