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Last para is Total FUD. Why do people who have no actual knowledge feel inclined to comment on things they have no idea about? Have you tried android webview
by general_failure 13y ago
Last para is Total FUD.
Why do people who have no actual knowledge feel inclined to comment on things they have no idea about?
Have you tried android webview and ios uiwebview? We'll let me tell you - android webview hasn't been updated for 3 years and has no features that you care about. Websockets xhr2, a fast canvas and I could go on. None of this is there. In fact googles webview is the main reason people are writing native apps. Do not get misled by chrome. Chrome and webview are totally different. Uiwebview is actually quite perform ant and modern. The only thing is it has no js jit but you cannot call them out on that when android webview is a joke.
Seriously try it before spreading FUD.
- cageface 13y agoIt's true. You'd expect, given Apple's emphasis on native apps and the importance of tie-in to its ecosystem, that they'd do everything they can to handicap both Safari and UIWebView. But in fact they're both superior to anything Google's providing with the possible exception of very bleeding edge Chrome Beta. Google's neglect of Android's WebView doesn't really jibe with their claim of pushing the web forward.
- zoerb 13y agoAlso, remember that in the early days of iOS, Apple was pushing developers toward web apps. Support for native development was added in response to developer demand, not because Apple wanted to lock in developers.
- bsimpson 13y agoIt's what I've been told by numerous non-Apple (and/or former-Apple) WebKit contributors.
- general_failure 13y agoNow you know better :) Also, don't take my word for it, try it out yourself.