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You can make a a native app, which will always be better than a webapp. As an iOS user, I have no intention of ever using webapps (including things like Cordova
by Aaargh20318 9y ago
You can make a a native app, which will always be better than a webapp. As an iOS user, I have no intention of ever using webapps (including things like Cordova apps). If you can’t be bothered to make a iOS-native app with iOS native look, feel and features then just don’t bother.
- ivm 9y agoBut it means learning something other than JS! It feels like many developers are adamant to never leave their comfort zone. Hence, JS everywhere.
- gpawl 9y agoCoders like to code. Product builders want to build products with a minimum of fuss.
- ivm 9y agoThen they should use other technologies in the first place because web development ecosystem adds too much fuss to the process. Also product builders usually want to provide good user experiences. You may be saving yourself from some additional code but delivering battery draining solutions with non-native UI patterns and broken accessibility to your users.
- euyyn 9y agoAs an iOS user, do you ever use websites that are more than plain hypertext, even if they don't try to have an iOS native look?
- Aaargh20318 9y agoA website is not an app. Not sure why I need to explain that.
- euyyn 9y agoBecause some websites like forums, email clients, chats, calendars, stores, etc. are definitely applications, even though they're still websites and not native apps.
- erikpukinskis 9y agoSure they are. Web sites are a subset of apps.
- Aaargh20318 9y agoNo they aren’t. Websites are a subset of documents, not apps.
- euyyn 9y agoYou're using one right now as a forum, to communicate your thoughts.
- erikpukinskis 9y agoC++ files are documents too.
- magic_beans 9y agoI think for most people, the answer is a resounding yes.
- erikpukinskis 9y agoA native app will never have instant install, or update without download. A native app will never be available on all platforms. Sometimes a native app is better, sometimes it is worse. It's certainly better if all you care about is fancy animations.
- threeseed 9y agoIs anyone demanding instant install or updates ? I can download 95% of apps in under 30 seconds and all of my apps update whilst I am sleeping. And nothing is stopping you downloading new content in a native app which is where the majority of use cases stem from.
- erikpukinskis 9y agoNo one will demand it. You're just giving your users a worse experience. App store developers are people who have given up on speed. Y'all think a 30 second delay between screens with several pointless clicks is an acceptable user experience. It's sad.
- Aaargh20318 9y ago> A native app will never have instant install, or update without download. So ? Updates happen automatically anyway. > A native app will never be available on all platforms. I don’t need it on all platforms, I only use iOS.
- erikpukinskis 9y agoInstant install is just a better experience. Going in and out of the App Store is a pointless step.
- Aaargh20318 9y agoSo because you want to provide a better UX for the one time you install the app, you want to sacrifice the UX of every single time you actually use the app. That makes no sense at all.