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by mlsarecmg 3352 days ago
React-native is different from electron apps, though. I don't think they need chromium, just the Javascript portion of it.

XAML is an abandoned platform. I've been with WPF for maybe 8 years. Haven't enjoyed coding like i do now. If you have ever worked with React, it will change you. It is something else to be able to make a UI with ease, to be absolutely confident about state, and to tap into the biggest community on earth (npm) to import whatever you want. Also tooling, the ability to edit modules live while the rest of the application just stays put.
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roryisok 3352 days ago
I've heard react native is not very performant because it essentially operates through a webview?
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mlsarecmg 3352 days ago
No... :D Why would anyone use it then, you could just as well wrap a regular webview. RN's gui elements are native, it taps into native animations, schedulers, openGL and so on. But driven by Javascript running in a separate thread. RN produces real mobile apps, RN-windows real UWP applications, RN-macos real mac apps, and so on.
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Can_Not 3351 days ago
You heard the opposite of reality. Here are the key facts:

- React Native is faster than apps using a webview because it uses native UI components for their OS targets (e.g. Android and iOS). They also look more native.

- React Native runs the JS code in a separate thread from the native UI components rendering. Webview apps will use the same thread for their app code and the DOM rendering.

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roryisok 3351 days ago
Ok, that makes more sense
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