Almost literally by definition, a webapp isn't going to be as good as a proper application. If one of the advantages is "front end guys don't have to learn ano

Almost literally by definition, a webapp isn't going to be as good as a proper application. If one of the advantages is "front end guys don't have to learn another language" I'm starting to be of the opinion that that's their reticence to use the proper tools, rather than the inherent superiority of JS. People visit websites because many of them don't need to be apps. I don't need an app (webapp or otherwise) for each of the half/dozen sites I visit once a week. That's just clutter and wasted space, and in the case of a web-app, clutter, wasted space and a shitty app that's no better than simply visiting the website directly.