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> Oh god damn it. This space is severely under-served. It's only filled by Xamarin Forms, React Native (kinda), Flutter and web. They all kind of suck for deskt
by didibus 5y ago
> Oh god damn it. This space is severely under-served. It's only filled by Xamarin Forms, React Native (kinda), Flutter and web. They all kind of suck for desktop apps
This might prove the OPs point, that trying to target both creates a mediocre middle ground? And could explain why you're unsatisfied with approaches that chose to do that.
- solarkraft 5y agoExtra platforms mean more maintenance effort of course and desktop platforms tend to be less forgiving regarding widget differences, which tilts the playing field against mobile-first toolkits. Apple has the advantage of having visually converged for a large part, making differences less noticeable, and of course they control their platform. I tend to think a desktop toolkit would have the best chance at providing a toolkit for both platforms. It’ll have to support touch input and other smartphone-isms either way, as Windows runs on tablets, Mac users expect flawless touchpad interactions and Linux runs on tablets and phones.