With the native web control approach you can write the bulk of your app in whatever efficient programming language / tech stack you want (Rust, C, C++, Go, what

With the native web control approach you can write the bulk of your app in whatever efficient programming language / tech stack you want (Rust, C, C++, Go, whatever). The webview need only be for presentation - the 'V' in MVC. You aren't stuck with Node.js.