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There are two things to consider; 1. Version numbers are not that much of an indication to stability. RN is much more battle-tested. 2. Udacity and AirBnB both
by htkibar 8y ago
There are two things to consider;
1. Version numbers are not that much of an indication to stability. RN is much more battle-tested.
2. Udacity and AirBnB both have been using React Native in a "use the bad parts" fashion. (Specifically, they have been using it with an existing app instead of from scratch). It is not really fair to React Native to be honest. However one thing from Udacity is quite fair, RN is much worse on Android in comparison to iOS.
I think giving it a try and having something new in your toolset is a nice idea. However, I doubt Flutter will be "RN is dead long live the new RN".
Finally, I really don't trust Google not to axe this project too on a spite. However that might be more personal so keep it out of the equation.
- pvinis 8y agoI wanted to write exactly what you wrote, plus this: AirBnB and other similar big companies, can "afford" to let go of react native because they have enough resources to make their own way of working. Specifically AirBnB have their own layout engine. React native is very very good and usable. But trying to integrate it with your own tools is up to you since Facebook and the community don't have access to that private lib that someone might have. That is what make some of these companies drop RN. I think it's important to understand that, and not just keep the title "X dropped RN" and think "oh it must suck then". I've seen many people do that and it's unfair.
- beckler 8y agoI doubt they'll kill flutter, and even if they did, it's still going to remain open-source. Plus it looks like it has a number of internal customers, so it just seems unlikely to get axed anytime soon.
- notmainacct 8y agoI doubt Google is going to stop development on Flutter anytime soon. Their new Fuchia OS looks like it is made completely with Flutter.