I don't understand how people can say React is too slow on mobile when React Native exists (and the huge amount of apps that prove otherws)
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Replying to @jlongster
They're saying it for a reason. React Native is a different architecture entirely.
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Replying to @wycats @jlongster
fwiw when people said Ember was too slow I dove in and took it seriously. Same with
@sebmarkbage. It's real.2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes -
Replying to @wycats @sebmarkbage
glad you all do. Just think it's a blanket statement, & there are specific solvable problems. I've heard "React not even close to prod rdy"
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Replying to @jlongster @sebmarkbage
Mostly from the
@slightlylate s of the world. I've heard "ember is disqualified" despite many prod users.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @wycats @jlongster and
I think it's just too easy to build un performant react native apps
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Replying to @CodeForCashBook @wycats and
also i think react isn't supposed to be fast, but instead usable through large enterprisey teams. built for collab not speed.
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Replying to @CodeForCashBook @wycats and
The sticky issue is the distribution model; RN (& Cordova, etc.) spots you first-run via heavyweight install step.
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Replying to @slightlylate @CodeForCashBook and
The web's superpower is ephemeral use. If first run is unusably slow, who's gonna stick around for another go?
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Replying to @slightlylate @CodeForCashBook and
For content, SSR is a good "first run" trick. Fast first run + competitive second run is a hard engineering problem.
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Solving it and other similar engineering problems is what makes the web so good. It's a partnership btwn vendors and frameworks.
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