[flohofwoe]

> but in practice they don’t interoperate well and they can’t easily be used everywhere.

...and yet, it's still much better than replicating the same code in different languages just to support different platforms.

The idea that a platform dictates the language to be used for creating applications on that platform has always been ridiculous, just because it was the status quo on the web for a bit over a decade doesn't mean it's a good idea that should be copied :/

[ryandrake]

I at least agree with this! It’s a big shame that the major mobile OS platforms bless only one or two languages for targeting their devices, and are at best neutral, at worst hostile to developing in other languages.