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Re:Dividing front end from back end is an antipattern by SPBS on Saturday July 25, 2020 @01:01AM (#23946963)
Okay but web apps have no killer app to motivate switching to. Whatever killer app that webapps can come up with, so can native apps.

The two benefits

- webapps don't need to be explicitly downloaded

- webapps don't need to be explicitly updated

Sound good but downloading and updating was never a problem in the eyes of the general consumer. On the other hand

- native apps are faster

And that's a compelling benefit for that even non technical people will prefer native apps for.

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Re:Dividing front end from back end is an antipattern by flo123456 on Saturday July 25, 2020 @01:18AM (#23947026)
There are really many people who just do not install any apps. Reasons vary a lot, but these people always have access to a browser and use webapps.

The other killer „feature“ of webapps is that you can have a single one for multiple platforms.

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Re:Dividing front end from back end is an antipattern by bokwoon on Saturday July 25, 2020 @02:00AM (#23947170)
> The other killer „feature“ of webapps is that you can have a single one for multiple platforms.

That's a feature for developers, not consumers. Consumers will be unhappy if you tell them your mobile app doesn't exist on the app store and must be downloaded from some third party website.

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