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This is the argument everyone pushes, but it's not true. Yes, JavaScript is slower than Objective-C. No, it doesn't matter in most cases. Speed of almost all co
by boucher 16y ago
This is the argument everyone pushes, but it's not true. Yes, JavaScript is slower than Objective-C. No, it doesn't matter in most cases. Speed of almost all consumer apps is measured in user time, not in ms, and you can achieve top notch perceived speed in a web app for most of the types of apps on the app store.
- markessien 16y agoThe problem is not javascript, the problem is server round-trips. Local HTML5 is practically indistinguishable from a native client - but that's not what they are doing. They are making a proper server based system.
- hyperbovine 16y agoAll of their products are web apps. Those round-trips are getting made regardless.