Nativescript: Build truly native apps with JavaScript

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Post by steffenmllr » Thu, Mar 05, 2015, 4:36 PM UTC

Nativescript: Build truly native apps with JavaScript
nativescript.org

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Post by wlindner » Thu, Mar 05, 2015, 5:07 PM UTC

How does Nativescript compare to Appcelerator Titanium or React Native? I know React Native hasn't been released, but they described their approach at the recent React Conf and was curious if it's similar.

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Post by deitcher » Thu, Mar 05, 2015, 5:30 PM UTC

I like the idea, but I wonder if it will ever take off. So many "build in your preferred language, publish to some other" platforms have been released, it is hard to keep track.

I will admit that html+css is a relatively good (set of) language(s) to describe a UI, and JS is the way to tie the dynamism together and provide client-side logic. But is it better than just learning the native version for each platform?

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Post by troymc » Thu, Mar 05, 2015, 5:56 PM UTC

deitcher wrote: post #3

I like the idea, but I wonder if it will ever take off. So many "build in your preferred language, publish to some other" platforms have been released, it is hard to keep track. I will admit that html+css is a relatively good (set of) language(s) to describe a UI, and JS is the way to tie the dynamism together and provide client-side logic. But is it better than just learning the native version for each platform?

I try to keep track of all those platforms, and you're right, it's hard. My findings are summarized at http://www.mobilechameleon.com/ (hosted for free by Weebly, a YC alum).

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Post by thoughtpalette » Thu, Mar 05, 2015, 5:58 PM UTC

Really like to see how this compares to React Native

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Post by 1971genocide » Thu, Mar 05, 2015, 5:58 PM UTC

wlindner wrote: post #2

How does Nativescript compare to Appcelerator Titanium or React Native? I know React Native hasn't been released, but they described their approach at the recent React Conf and was curious if it's similar.

Not everyone is a fan of react.js, this is a nice alternative for people who want to use vanilla js.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Mar 05, 2015, 6:05 PM UTC

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Post by Svenstaro » Thu, Mar 05, 2015, 6:08 PM UTC

wlindner wrote: post #2

How does Nativescript compare to Appcelerator Titanium or React Native? I know React Native hasn't been released, but they described their approach at the recent React Conf and was curious if it's similar.

Or Cordova/Ionic/PhoneGap?

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Post by bonn1 » Thu, Mar 05, 2015, 6:12 PM UTC

Do they have a showcase where the same app is implemented on both iOS and Android?

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Post by jakejake » Thu, Mar 05, 2015, 6:18 PM UTC

wlindner wrote: post #2

How does Nativescript compare to Appcelerator Titanium or React Native? I know React Native hasn't been released, but they described their approach at the recent React Conf and was curious if it's similar.

I don't know about React native, but I used Titanium for a while and this looks very similar. The biggest conceptual difference from what I can see is that Nativescript allows you to make calls to any native API method. With Titanium you can only call those native APIs that have been wrapped.

With Titanium, I suppose you could say that the cross-platform wrapper API and the product are one in the same. Nativescript promotes their abstracted cross-platform API as a kinda optional add-on to the platform.

That's just my thoughts after looking at it for 5 minutes.