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Is it a matter of UI? I find it interesting that the "web app with native UI" model never took on. There were a few tries (e.g. XUL), and now Expo seems to be a
by icebraining 8y ago
Is it a matter of UI? I find it interesting that the "web app with native UI" model never took on. There were a few tries (e.g. XUL), and now Expo seems to be a version of that for RN (though focused on testing), yet for various - seemingly circumstantial - reasons it never became a fully fledged alternative to browser apps and installed apps.
- rimliu 8y agoBecause it solves no problems. Unless you consider “we want web tech everyhere” to be a valid problem. “Cross-platform” development may look like a problem worth solving, but the dolution is a lie. If you use native UI you will have to deal with a native tech to a degree. Is (cost + pain)/benefits worth it—that’s up to you. But seeing how RN stuggled with the thing that’s trivial in native—navigation stack—I’d stay away. Also these bridged technologies will always lag behind and can be really painful after significant updates to UIKit.