> Most cross platform frameworks solve that kind of problem by letting you write platform specific code. The problem there of course is that you're just writing

> Most cross platform frameworks solve that kind of problem by letting you write platform specific code. The problem there of course is that you're just writing multiple apps again, often in a non-native or at least second class, language. Isn't this throwing the baby out with the bathwater? Only a very small portion of your code should be platform-specific (10-20%?), which is still a huge win over maintaining multiple native apps. Of course, in practice, there are many other disadvantages of using cross-platform frameworks that may outweigh the benefits, such as the inevitable impedance mismatch between languages, APIs, concepts, etc.