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Everything has tradeoffs; web-based UIs have a performance cost (not a prohibitive one for most things, but a cost is a cost). So it's not a bad thing to have n
by brundolf 4y ago
Everything has tradeoffs; web-based UIs have a performance cost (not a prohibitive one for most things, but a cost is a cost). So it's not a bad thing to have native options
But you're definitely right that devex is one of the web's main strengths. It's really hard to replicate that without a massive community like the one the web has; that's going to be a sticking point for any native framework (which if we're honest, are going to remain a niche going forward)
Even with cross-platform frameworks, there's a big fragmentation problem right now. And even if there weren't, native development as a whole is simply a smaller community these days
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y ago> It's really hard to replicate that without a massive community It's not the size of the community. It's the use of interpreted languages and strong introspection and a (relatively) consistent platform called "the browser". That's what make devex so different to native. Sure, the endless stream of new frameworks etc. also contributes to the difference, but it's not as fundamental IMO.