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Re:You probably don't need a single-page app by tyingq on Sunday February 17, 2019 @10:11AM (#19184806)
I have to write it for the web already. Writing a native Android and a native iOS app is additive if the web version is "good enough".

There's no scenario where I only have to write two native apps. Perhaps there is for other people.

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Re:You probably don't need a single-page app by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Sunday February 17, 2019 @10:19AM (#19184843)
Consider that maybe there are uses for software where the web isn't necessary and isn't even the first choice.

You're a hammer, so everything is a nail. The reality is that the web is a horrible choice for a whole lot of things. It's a document platform with parts of an application platform shoe-horned in and bolted on, and the result looks like a garbage fire to people who come from the land of native software.

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Re:You probably don't need a single-page app by tyingq on Sunday February 17, 2019 @10:30AM (#19184903)
I'm not sure I understand why browsers getting closer to native apps ruins anything for anyone else. You're still able to hammer your nails however you want.
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