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I agree with most of your points, but there is still a lingering question, IMO: Why isn't React-Native for desktop a thing yet? I feel like it'd be the best o
by emilecantin 7y ago
I agree with most of your points, but there is still a lingering question, IMO:
Why isn't React-Native for desktop a thing yet?
I feel like it'd be the best of both worlds.
- anchpop 7y agoSomething like that is being attempted with https://github.com/hecrj/iced https://github.com/hecrj/iced
- s_y_n_t_a_x 7y agoIt is. There's react-native-windows by Microsoft. MacOS via react-native thanks to Catalyst. A mature GTK RN fork would be nice, currently Electron is the only practical solution for Linux. I'm working on a project that glues these technologies together: https://ult.dev/ https://ult.dev/
- emilecantin 7y agoI know these projects exist, but it doesn't look like they're getting as much traction as the mobile version, unfortunately. I think the core React-Native team offering an "official" solution would go a long way here, and it's kind of sad that they didn't.
- s_y_n_t_a_x 7y agoMicrosoft is rewriting react-native-windows from C# to C++. It's very active and they keep up-to-date with the upstream RN fork. After the rewrite it will be merged into react-native. There's work already done there. Catalyst opens up the doors for react-native to work on MacOS without many changes.
- emilecantin 7y agoThat's great to hear; I hope they get traction (and Lunix support) and become a viable alternative to Electron on the desktop.
- andymatuschak 7y agoYou can already use React Native to deploy to macOS, via Catalyst. I'm doing it now.