Re:Mobile app startups are failing like it’s 1999
by task_queue on Wednesday May 27, 2015 @12:26PM
(#9612463)
I don't buy it. This is the same argument I've heard from Node.js proponents.
You'd be offloading your development and debugging to a third party tool that will always be staggered behind native development.
You'd be translating your code through a shitty javascript transpiler.
You'd end up hiring javascript programmers with little to no domain knowledge to make apps that feel less than native.
You'd end up having interface with the platform anyway, but through a JS shim.
You'd be putting all your eggs in one basket on a platform known for killing off its dependents. Apple doesn't like what React Native is doing to its ecosystem? You're shit out of luck when they pull you from their market.
Hire a competent person with the relevant experience instead of trying to shoehorn javascript into every problem domain. You'll end up hiring one anyway.
You'd be offloading your development and debugging to a third party tool that will always be staggered behind native development.
You'd be translating your code through a shitty javascript transpiler.
You'd end up hiring javascript programmers with little to no domain knowledge to make apps that feel less than native.
You'd end up having interface with the platform anyway, but through a JS shim.
You'd be putting all your eggs in one basket on a platform known for killing off its dependents. Apple doesn't like what React Native is doing to its ecosystem? You're shit out of luck when they pull you from their market.
Hire a competent person with the relevant experience instead of trying to shoehorn javascript into every problem domain. You'll end up hiring one anyway.