Re:How Four Native Developers Wrote an Electron App
by esrauch on Friday May 19, 2017 @12:16AM
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> c# is not native code and WPF is not a native UI
"Native" confusingly has two different commonly used meanings. The one you seem to think is the only meaning distinguishes VM from non-VM runtime code (where C# is non-native). This meaning is the N in Android NDK.
The other common usage is "the preferred local platform specific language and dev stack", eg "A native Android app" which usually means "written in Java compiled to dalvik/art" distinguishing from a webapp or an app that is just a packaged webview.
Re:How Four Native Developers Wrote an Electron App
by pyrophane on Friday May 19, 2017 @12:52AM
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I always interpret "native" to mean "without the use of an intermediary virtual machine." I assume my definition is overly simplistic, but am I incorrect?
"Native" confusingly has two different commonly used meanings. The one you seem to think is the only meaning distinguishes VM from non-VM runtime code (where C# is non-native). This meaning is the N in Android NDK.
The other common usage is "the preferred local platform specific language and dev stack", eg "A native Android app" which usually means "written in Java compiled to dalvik/art" distinguishing from a webapp or an app that is just a packaged webview.