Re:Ask HN: Expert Advices for New Learners in Android Kotlin...
by muzani on Sunday August 07, 2022 @10:39AM
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RN works great for CRUD apps. But do you really want an app if it's only CRUD? Might as well just make a site or some PWA.
With a lot of apps, you end up dealing with something lower level e.g. EXIF data, bluetooth networking, things like custom calls through the app built on the native call kits.
Plus finer control on the UI & lifecycle. Something like Compose/XML or even Flutter/Dart is built perfectly for mobile interfaces, while with RN it feels like you're wrestling with flexboxes originally designed for desktop. RN supports this stuff, but then you'd still have to learn Kotlin and Swift, so it's not exactly a free ride.
With a lot of apps, you end up dealing with something lower level e.g. EXIF data, bluetooth networking, things like custom calls through the app built on the native call kits.
Plus finer control on the UI & lifecycle. Something like Compose/XML or even Flutter/Dart is built perfectly for mobile interfaces, while with RN it feels like you're wrestling with flexboxes originally designed for desktop. RN supports this stuff, but then you'd still have to learn Kotlin and Swift, so it's not exactly a free ride.