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Re:Flutter is the most popular cross-platform mobile SDK by gengstrand on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @12:25PM (#30430692)
I recently blogged about a comparative evaluation of the three technologies you identified as cross platform (Flutter, React Native, Ionic) over at https://glennengstrand.info/software/architecture/ionic/reac... by implementing a feature identical PoC app in each tech stack.

The value of cross platform toolkits is all about cost reduction. It is cheaper to staff up on a single skill set rather than to staff up on three entirely separate skill sets. As of 2022, that single skill set is most likely web SPA development.

Flutter and Dart are no where near as similar to React or Angular as Ionic or React Native. Even the most experienced web developer will need time to learn Flutter. There are also some positives to Flutter that you should consider. Of the three PoC apps, the Flutter app had the fewest lines of code and took the least amount time to develop (once you know Flutter).

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Re:Flutter is the most popular cross-platform mobile SDK by andrekandre on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @06:51PM (#30435546) 

  > The value of cross platform toolkits is all about cost reduction.
cost reduction rarely leads directly to product quality though...

what i want to know is, how do cross-platform tools lead to better software products (less bugs, faster iteration, higher quality features, smoother animation, higher performance etc) for customers?

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