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* Facebook Messenger came out on Android in 2011 [0] * React Native came out in 2015 is written in C++, Java, JavaScript, Objective-C, Kotlin [1] [0] https:/
by t-writescode 2y ago
* Facebook Messenger came out on Android in 2011 [0]
* React Native came out in 2015 is written in C++, Java, JavaScript, Objective-C, Kotlin [1]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_(software) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenger_(software)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/React_Native https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/React_Native
So, even if they did use React Native, they still have 4+ years of code in the original language; and, React Native doesn't stop the use of Java
- lawgimenez 2y agoMost importantly, why was Threads not written in React Native?
- Yiin 2y agoBecause Instagram wasn't, and Threads is pretty much a copy pasted Instagram codebase (for good reasons).
- rycomb 2y agoI'm pretty sure wg0 was being facetious.