Is native development "always better"? What if I'm a startup with limited resources and three developers that wants to reach everyone, regardless of their device?
Thanks for the criticism. I think the cross-platform approach will always be appealing to groups with fewer resources, but I agree that it's limited, especially when you want to do something that touches the operating system and the unique capabilities of a given platform. In my experience, it's actually a total pain in that case.
How about I rephrase it: some people happen to use JavaScript for mobile development, but if you wanna do Swift, go do Swift. He's right, you'll very likely find a job, and I shouldn't have painted anything like a black-and-white picture when there are plenty of people on both sides of the argument (and thus jobs for Swift people).
I'm totally in agreement with you here. I work at a startup with constrained resources. We don't have a mobile app but we have been throwing around the idea of creating a desktop app where it's a similar conundrum: go native or use electron? And in the end, we have 6 JavaScript-y developers, customers with solid machines, and a web app as a primary focus.
Creating an electron app from a web app is a cinch and can easily be improved upon over time to deliver a better experience. Once we grow large enough, or the desktop app becomes a huge draw for new clients, we can dedicate time to native.
I imagine react-native faces something similar, though from what I've seen, RN is still a good option for most apps.
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Is native development "always better"? What if I'm a startup with limited resources and three developers that wants to reach everyone, regardless of their device?
Thanks for the criticism. I think the cross-platform approach will always be appealing to groups with fewer resources, but I agree that it's limited, especially when you want to do something that touches the operating system and the unique capabilities of a given platform. In my experience, it's actually a total pain in that case.
How about I rephrase it: some people happen to use JavaScript for mobile development, but if you wanna do Swift, go do Swift. He's right, you'll very likely find a job, and I shouldn't have painted anything like a black-and-white picture when there are plenty of people on both sides of the argument (and thus jobs for Swift people).
I'm totally in agreement with you here. I work at a startup with constrained resources. We don't have a mobile app but we have been throwing around the idea of creating a desktop app where it's a similar conundrum: go native or use electron? And in the end, we have 6 JavaScript-y developers, customers with solid machines, and a web app as a primary focus.
Creating an electron app from a web app is a cinch and can easily be improved upon over time to deliver a better experience. Once we grow large enough, or the desktop app becomes a huge draw for new clients, we can dedicate time to native.
I imagine react-native faces something similar, though from what I've seen, RN is still a good option for most apps.