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by scriptkiddy 3405 days ago
This is great info! Definitely gave me some stuff to think about.

I think I'll check out thesquatrack.com for some ideas.

Regarding your point about native vs web apps: I have never built a native app before. That said, I'm sure it can't be all that difficult. I have built my back end to be fully decoupled from the front end and work entirely through an API. Shouldn't be too difficult to get the data onto a mobile device. Something new to learn I guess. I have also heard about "native" apps; where the app is "installed" on the device, but it really just opens up a windowless browser.

Thank you!

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Yeah feel free to message me if you want to talk some more.

I see you've got a start using Vue which is awesome. React Native might be another option though if you don't want to dive into Swift and Java since obviously you already know JS . I don't know what you have planned as far as features but I can't imagine a reason why it wouldn't be a good platform for you other than the fact that you've already used Vue.

The "native" apps you're talking about are usually called "Progressive Web Apps". I can't really speak much to developing or using them but I know Google is pushing hard for them.