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This "your UI shouldn’t mimick [sic] the native style of the platform" advice reminds me of what we used to hear when using Java and Swing a decade ago. It res
by Pacabel 12y ago
This "your UI shouldn’t mimick [sic] the native style of the platform" advice reminds me of what we used to hear when using Java and Swing a decade ago.
It resulted in a bad user experience then, and I think that still holds true today. Swing apps never felt right on any platform, even when using a native theme. It's probably no different for apps built using Cordova, too.
- mattgreenrocks 12y agoThis advice sounds more like sour grapes disguised as best practices. I believe a similar excuse was trotted out with Swing ("Swing is it's own platform!"). Users didn't care, they hated the non-native, slow, accessibility-unfriendly Swing apps, which they perceived as bloated and low-quality largely due to the feel. I can't help but chuckle at the fact that we're making literally the same mistakes we made eight years ago while claiming progress.