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> I am also disgusted when a stopwatch app that can be done in 500kb of native code turns into 25 MB of cruft when implemented with React Native. On the other
by lukeramsden 6y ago
> I am also disgusted when a stopwatch app that can be done in 500kb of native code turns into 25 MB of cruft when implemented with React Native.
On the other hand, the time saved from using React Native versus having 2 separate codebases for iOS and Android is the difference between having a product and not having a product for many teams and solo developers. The issue there is not React Native being bloated, but cross-platform development being such a pain.