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by doublerebel 4277 days ago
Actually, JavaScript can create native controls and calls on all of those platforms through an API layer, using a framework such as Titanium. JavaScript has not been limited to webviews for at least 5 years now.

Many Gnome (Linux) apps original language is JavaScript (GJS). iOS 7 came with a JS API. It is such a powerful language for async and UI design that it adapts well to all these platforms.