Re:Web vs. native: let’s concede defeat
by meesterdude on Tuesday May 26, 2015 @05:50PM
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I'm a web developer with a side project. I don't have the time/energy/knowledge/bandwidth to implement native apps for IOS and android. But I CAN make it work well enough in a mobile browser.
And lets not forget: developing for android is hard. You have a variety of models, with varying versions of android, running on different carriers; i've read some horror stories, and no thanks.
I'm quite quite happy developing for the web and keeping it on the web. I don't have to answer to any gate keeper or ask for permission for a new release. I don't have to share 30% of my profits, or be careful about implementing native functionality.
They just need a browser that can render HTML/JS/CSS. That browser will only get more optimized over the years, the network will only get faster, and the technologies to optimize the web for mobile will only increase.
And lets not forget: developing for android is hard. You have a variety of models, with varying versions of android, running on different carriers; i've read some horror stories, and no thanks.
I'm quite quite happy developing for the web and keeping it on the web. I don't have to answer to any gate keeper or ask for permission for a new release. I don't have to share 30% of my profits, or be careful about implementing native functionality.
They just need a browser that can render HTML/JS/CSS. That browser will only get more optimized over the years, the network will only get faster, and the technologies to optimize the web for mobile will only increase.
I say more web, not less.