[cobolexpert]

In which way does native UI have the upper hand, do you think? To me it seems like a lot of users are largely indifferent to this aspect (e.g. so many applications nowadays being Electron/browser based). If browsers keep gaining capabilities then it seems like this gap will get even smaller.

[TingPing]

I’ve never used a webapp that felt nicer than native software, it’s always very clearly a compromise.

[simonw]

I can't tell what's a web app and what's native these days. Are you sure you can?

[TingPing]

I'd have a very good hit rate, it mostly comes down to knowledge of toolkits. There are native apps that use their own toolkit, mostly written in Rust these days, and they always are worse than traditional toolkits (accessibility, respecting platform settings, visually fitting in, etc). That same issue applies to webapps typically.

[layer8]

The way keyboard-only usage works, if it is workable at all, is usually a dead giveaway. As is the lack of dialog windows and traditional menus, and often latency.