Snaps are easier to build, but you are right to say DE's are harder to install. I even argue that DE's are a terrible idea to snap at this moment due to the speed issues. Snap is great for many CLI and GUI apps alike, as it is fairly easy to get rolling once you get used to running what is on the tutorial page.
Being a person who snapped a few applications i can tell ot isnt easy to get going but when you get it done for first time it goes easy but it is the same case for debs, but you might have a harder because you are packaging a de as a deb package but deb packaging and snap packaging is different but equaly hard
Snaps are easier to build, but you are right to say DE's are harder to install. I even argue that DE's are a terrible idea to snap at this moment due to the speed issues. Snap is great for many CLI and GUI apps alike, as it is fairly easy to get rolling once you get used to running what is on the tutorial page.
Being a person who snapped a few applications i can tell ot isnt easy to get going but when you get it done for first time it goes easy but it is the same case for debs, but you might have a harder because you are packaging a de as a deb package but deb packaging and snap packaging is different but equaly hard
I have packaged a couple of snaps, and I work commonly with Deb packages, snaps are at least mildly easier to maintain.