[briandear]

PhoneGap? I thought the point was the original author didn't want to ship shit. PhoneGap apps are generally terrible. PhoneGap is the preferred solution for CIOs that want to save money but end up delivering a glitchy crap product. JavaScript isn't the catch all savior many JS people seem to think it is.

CSS and JS animations are children's toys compared to Metal on iOS. You can make a far more beautiful and smooth experience with native apps than anything ever done on PhoneGap.

You want access to a new iOS API on PhoneGap? You have to wait until it's public. If you want to upgrade your app for iOS 10? You have to wait until iOS 10 is publicly released.

Anyone using PhoneGap is almost certainly someone who is unwilling to learn Swift. Nobody actually thinks PhoneGap is better.. It's just a convenient crutch for those who are unwilling to invest the time to do it right.

If you have to ship a mobile app because of some executive vanity for a mobile app-- go ahead use PhoneGap. But if you actually want to write the best app possible, delivering a great user experience (as well as device experience,) then learn the real thing.

Also, you missed the point of the article -- obviously the problems are 'his fault.' The point is that all of those problems are more painful than simply building a great mobile app.

[r2dnb]

The issue with your comment is that it is based on the idea that supporting a platform is the goal. As per your value metrics, the more platform-rich the experience is, the better it is.

This is however not how business works and not how businesses work because it is not what they need. What they need is to transfer value to move their business forward. It is also the only thing they (should) want.

Full Android or iOS support is not what smart business leaders aim, I would tend to say it is the opposite.

I don't care for 1 second about the Metal/Swift you talk about when I can have people get their credit card out with an HTML page without CSS.