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It's like a web view, but native

The article discusses the concept of building native mobile apps that behave like web views, combining the performance and capabilities of native code with the flexibility and reloadability of web technologies. It explores techniques and trade-offs in creating such hybrid architectures.

Background

- The article is about "cross-platform development" — building mobile/desktop apps that work on iOS, Android, and the web from a single codebase. - It contrasts "web views" (apps that render inside a browser component, like React Native or Cordova) with "native" performance (code compiled directly for the OS, like Swift or Kotlin). - The author likely discusses a new framework or approach that claims to combine the advantages of both: the ease of web development with the speed and feel of native apps. - This sits in a long-running debate among developers: web-first vs. native-first vs. hybrid app development, with trade-offs in cost, performance, and user experience.

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