cc @addyosmani @slightlylate just in case you're interested in this discussion too
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Replying to @nekrtemplar @ken_wheeler and
I hope this thread will end well...pic.twitter.com/FPFX8kqmtL
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Replying to @nekrtemplar @_zouhir and
It's hard to have a reasonable conversation about this without prefacing it with a note about install friction and how you're probably going to lose 80+% of potential users in the native app scenario (no matter how it's built)
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Comparing/contrasting them as though it's a pure technical choice leaves out most of the important conversation.
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Native platforms are strongly winner-take-all, so unless you're *already* winning your category, everything is about friction
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This is why paid app downloads are mostly a historical curio, too: the experience with less friction to trying a service has a massive advantage.
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Replying to @slightlylate @nekrtemplar and
At some level, this is boring. It's business-oriented and not about the tech or how it feels to use or build something. Turns out those are second-order concerns
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Replying to @slightlylate @_zouhir and
That's why I have hard times selling PWAs to devs, sounds like more easier to do so for business.
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Replying to @nekrtemplar @_zouhir and
Eh, there are a *lot* of mediocre business people who don't understand the implications of tech choices. Momentum is a powerful thing, and too many folks (in all roles) want to pretend they have FB's problems (e.g.)
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@owencm and I wrote up some of this: https://medium.com/dev-channel/why-are-app-install-banners-still-a-thing-18f3952d349a …
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Replying to @slightlylate @_zouhir and
Yep, I saw that. I just have problems to find right arguments when it comes to a debate, because their arguments are always plain like "it's faster and feels better", and web guys always have to proof something against that. Thanks for getting into the discussion btw
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Replying to @nekrtemplar @_zouhir and
The "feel" thing is largely down to threading model. The web requires a clean main thread, whereas RN takes React's per-update work to another thread. Good for responsiveness; creates other problems.
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