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Re:Ask HN: Is phonegap/cordova still relevant? by aikah on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @07:16PM (#12697132)
> When you combine Cordova with Ionic you can create write-once apps that deploy to any device and have a native look and feel.

Ionic hardly feels "native", especially since it is based on AngularJs which is dog slow to begin with. Stop overselling Ionic.

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Re:Ask HN: Is phonegap/cordova still relevant? by terrortrain on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @07:34PM (#12697246)
It feels fairly native actually, there are cases where you can tell, but given the benefits, it's usually worth it.

The ionic team did a great job of optimizing css, and managing routes/screen animations to follow the expectations on different platforms.

Angular is slow, but it's not that slow. It's fine for most apps. Stop underselling ionic.

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