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Gnonpi7916yI create a program that consume an API and write the results to a database, do I need to write it as a web app? Answer: no
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devios157776yThe internet is a communication channel, and the web is a platform. These are completely different things. There’s no reason why all things that need to communicate over the internet should necessarily have to take place in the browser.
At least not until the web is a much better platform than it is today. -
vane112816yWell someone once claimed rule that if it’s possible to write solution in javascript it would be eventually written in javascript. So there is no other way, we are doomed.
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Absolutely not - you really loose a whole lot of performance when transitioning from native to web app. Only if your app mostly consists of web-based media, it's worth considering to instead write it as a PWA
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Mitiko63566yWhat matters is how much it would need to interact with the kernel. e.g.: using the camera, making calls/sms, vibrating, flashlight, those would be better implemented with a native app
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Mitiko63566y@vane Fuck skype. They did that because it was faster to do than make a native app for each platform or using something like Xamarin.
Those are my personal thoughts on performance.
#perfmatters
Rule #0:
If solution requires internet connection, write it as web app.
Do you agree ?
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