But on the whole, I don’t think the armchair critics truly appreciate how Electron reduces the cost by at least an order of magnitude. 

Compared to what? Java? Have you used c#.net, or for that matter Delphi or VB6 in their heydays?

To me, I look at electron and I would put it roughly on par with QT. Although, like the vb vs delphi argument, i think electron gives you a good initial boostrap and makes you feel productive, but then when you start to hit problems they are very difficult to solve. Vs QT which is harder to get started in, but once you have the core up an running its possible to bolt things on fairly rapidly.

I've not written anything in lazurus other than toys, but many of the problems I had with it just a couple years ago seems to be mostly fixed. AKA, its been quietly getting more robust everytime I install a new version..

So, I would be interested in a fair electron vs lazurus comparison from someone who has spent significant time in both.