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Re: Ask HN: React Native or Flutter?

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Post by mrpickels »

latchkey wrote: post #10
realusername wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I like Flutter as well, I've tried both react-native and Flutter for some small size side projects. I did not like Flutter at all when I've tried it just after the release but now that it had time to mature a bit, it's an excellent tool. However I don't see why people try to push it on the web, it just renders everything in a canvas, it's a poor fit for web development.

Oh wow, I didn't notice that it went to a canvas! Thanks for pointing that out. Definite consideration for whether or not to do use that in the future.

flutter is based on skia rendering engine and recently they added support for web assembly, it's a matter of time. the thing is, think in terms of capacity and vision, react native is done, flutter will move.

Re: Ask HN: React Native or Flutter?

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Post by pjmlp »

mrpickels wrote: post #63

if you're a corporate slave then pick react native because it's easier to find a JOB with it. If you're a dinosaur who started his career coding in Delphi then pick Xamarin. If you want to enjoy development and make some side project/startup pick Flutter. If you don't respect yourself or you are funny - C++ + native views, that's a huge ROFL.

What about the dinosaurs that started using Timex 2068 BASIC and Z80 Assembly?

Re: Ask HN: React Native or Flutter?

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Post by mrpickels »

pjmlp wrote: post #72
mrpickels wrote: post #63

if you're a corporate slave then pick react native because it's easier to find a JOB with it. If you're a dinosaur who started his career coding in Delphi then pick Xamarin. If you want to enjoy development and make some side project/startup pick Flutter. If you don't respect yourself or you are funny - C++ + native views, that's a huge ROFL.

What about the dinosaurs that started using Timex 2068 BASIC and Z80 Assembly?

they should be crowned as living deities and go to Valhalla

Re: Ask HN: React Native or Flutter?

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Post by WA »

pjmlp wrote: post #67
WA wrote: post #65

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Yeah, but the average user doesn't know what a PWA is and they want to install an app through the app store. Furthermore, with Cordova, you can also use plugins such as In-App-Purchases or access to more persistent storage (SQLite) instead of what the browser offers.

You can package PWAs via the stores as well, in which case they are able to access native features as if they were browser APIs.

Not yet on iOS, or am I mistaken?

Re: Ask HN: React Native or Flutter?

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Post by gitgud »

latchkey wrote: post #2

I picked Flutter and I'm really happy with it. The latest release of Flutter makes me even happier as there are some nice improvements. I'm using Material components because for me it is the bootstrap of UX these days and requires little thought to make a fairly clean UX. As a developer I can just drop in components as necessary. * Hot reload, on device, works and works well. * Really nice error messages (in latest r…

I like flutter and enjoy the benefits you've listed.

But the Web implementation is terrible (reminds me of flash) and the desktop implementation has major lag on the single button demo, I guess it's still early, but it's probably not going to replace Electron yet...

Re: Ask HN: React Native or Flutter?

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Post by adev_ »

pjmlp wrote: post #43
diminoten wrote: post #28

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I swear to God, a feature I'd literally pay to have on HN is a verifiable tag on each username that provides info on how many years and in what domain a person has been working, because some of the shit in these comments is patently absurd. C++ with native views? Seriously?

Yes, C++ with native views. How do you think Microsoft does Office on Android and iOS? As for verification, they have plenty of talks at CppCon and BUILD about how they do it. EDIT: to save you some work. CppCon 2014: Zaika Antoun "Microsoft w/ C++ to Deliver Office Across Different Platforms, Part I" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HROqnw-nf4 CppCon 2014: Zaika Antoun "Microsoft w/ C++ to Deliver Office Across Diff…

Thanks for the link, I did not know boden.io

https://www.boden.io/

Looks cool on paper. Anybody around has experience with it ?

Re: Ask HN: React Native or Flutter?

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Post by Apocryphon »

mrpickels wrote: post #63

if you're a corporate slave then pick react native because it's easier to find a JOB with it. If you're a dinosaur who started his career coding in Delphi then pick Xamarin. If you want to enjoy development and make some side project/startup pick Flutter. If you don't respect yourself or you are funny - C++ + native views, that's a huge ROFL.

Delphi is still an option for mobile cross-platform!

Re: Ask HN: React Native or Flutter?

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Post by Apocryphon »

shanev wrote: post #14

Wrote a bit about this: https://beta.trustory.io/claim/1226/argument/3011 . I would also consider Kotlin Multiplatform.

> The biggest issue with Flutter is that it paints it's own custom UI, and doesn't use native components. Historically, frameworks that took this approach haven't stood the test of time (see Java AWT and Swing)

Works in games, with Unity and the like. Not coincidentally, some Flutter users and even devs have been describing Flutter as "Unity for apps."

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