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I mean, do you realize that most of the big names on that list have a hybrid solution where they prove concepts, A/B test, and rapidly iterate-on/release new fe

I mean, do you realize that most of the big names on that list have a hybrid solution where they prove concepts, A/B test, and rapidly iterate-on/release new features using React Native, and then they have a native dev team for each platform that goes back and re-implements most of the core features natively?

briandear 8y ago
That’s correct. AirBnB’s iOS app is written mostly in Swift. And Facebook’s iOS app is a piece of shit performance wise.
prophesi 8y ago
Discord is the most impressive one to me. They definitely didn't have those resources when they wrote their iOS app[0]. The Android version is just RxJava, iirc, because of some performance issues they couldn't get around. [0] https://blog.discordapp.com/using-react-native-one-year-later-91fd5e949933?gi=9cca25724807 https://blog.discordapp.com/using-react-native-one-year-late...
- realusername 8y ago
  At that time when they released, the React Native Android was probably still in a kind of beta state.
  - orbitur 8y ago
    RN Android still feels like beta.
    - tazard 8y ago
      How so? I run into the occasional hiccup an iOS and Android, but overall both have been pretty smooth for me.