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>Committing to a web app (for a user), and monetizing it (for the software author), is much harder -- especially on mobile. Partially agree. Monetizing it is s

by itsbits 10y ago

>Committing to a web app (for a user), and monetizing it (for the software author), is much harder -- especially on mobile. Partially agree. Monetizing it is surely a big concern. But creating a web app is far easier than native. Big concern for me is the updates in OS which forces us doing changes and unnecessary wastage of time. Docs are also not proper. But unless you use frameworks like angular, web hardly needs those changes. Now a days I am able to do proper native kind of animations with help of CSS3.

klibertp 10y ago
> But creating a web app is far easier than native. This is not true, and a good starting point for Domain Pissing Match[1]. It could be a good idea not to invite such "discussions" here. [1] http://wiki.c2.com/?DomainPissingMatch http://wiki.c2.com/?DomainPissingMatch
dagw 10y ago
creating a web app is far easier than native. Getting started with a web app is easier than native. Delivering something non-trivial that scales, run smoothly, works on all browsers, is secure and is easy to use is as hard as anything else in app development.
- candiodari 10y ago
  That may be your bias. I know a lot of software engineers saying the exact opposite.
  - ericelliott 10y ago
    Unless you decide not to build a web app at all (and miss out on your single best source of traffic to the app, and the lowest-friction way for users to try the app before downloading), it's not a bias, it's a fact. Opting into native means opting into more work, or opting out of supporting other platforms.
    - coldtea 10y ago
      >Unless you decide not to build a web app at all (and miss out on your single best source of traffic to the app Seemed to work just fine for Instagram -- and lots of other mobile-only or mobile-first apps.
- itsbits 10y ago
  well..if you add up development of a native app for all OS, web can be easier.
roryisok 10y ago
Don't forget OS changes can introduce browser changes which can break app functionality in a web app
- itsbits 10y ago
  I hardly seen any OS changes breaking the browser APIs. Infact I don't even remember any such kind of situations.

by itsbits 10y ago

klibertp 10y ago

> But creating a web app is far easier than native. This is not true, and a good starting point for Domain Pissing Match[1]. It could be a good idea not to invite such "discussions" here. [1] http://wiki.c2.com/?DomainPissingMatch http://wiki.c2.com/?DomainPissingMatch

dagw 10y ago

creating a web app is far easier than native. Getting started with a web app is easier than native. Delivering something non-trivial that scales, run smoothly, works on all browsers, is secure and is easy to use is as hard as anything else in app development.

candiodari 10y ago
That may be your bias. I know a lot of software engineers saying the exact opposite.
- ericelliott 10y ago
  Unless you decide not to build a web app at all (and miss out on your single best source of traffic to the app, and the lowest-friction way for users to try the app before downloading), it's not a bias, it's a fact. Opting into native means opting into more work, or opting out of supporting other platforms.
  - coldtea 10y ago
    >Unless you decide not to build a web app at all (and miss out on your single best source of traffic to the app Seemed to work just fine for Instagram -- and lots of other mobile-only or mobile-first apps.
itsbits 10y ago
well..if you add up development of a native app for all OS, web can be easier.

roryisok 10y ago

Don't forget OS changes can introduce browser changes which can break app functionality in a web app

itsbits 10y ago
I hardly seen any OS changes breaking the browser APIs. Infact I don't even remember any such kind of situations.