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by yesimahuman 1507 days ago
Ionic co-founder and Capacitor creator here: thanks for sticking with us on the journey. The stack has actually been really successful for us. We've been able to build a significant business on top of web native apps because they work really damn well for a whole class of data-driven apps.

We've also seen a renaissance of sorts recently with this new generation of web developers realizing they can use their favorite web stack to build for mobile. A lot of them didn't "grow up" with bad phones and Cordova being the only option in town, and coming into the space with fresh eyes to see all the progress that has been made.

We are excited about seeing better UI tools and frameworks that raise the bar for mobile experiences with web tech. When we started Ionic Framework, there were few quality options. Today, there are a lot more, and we're thrilled if people want to use their favorite stack on mobile with our Capacitor project.

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Author here, just wanted to say thanks for making Capacitor. It's been an absolute pleasure to use. Something about the plugin architecture just really clicked for me. I hope I wasn't too negative about Ionic at the start of the post, I get a little carried away while writing sometimes. Love your work, and thanks again. :)