[UUMMUU]

This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion but I think the current push to make native feelings apps in JS is awesome. Playing with an app like Untappd and then realizing it's written by (at least originally) 2 people and still feels fluid is incredible. I've also never heard anyone except developers complain that it's not app-y enough. True things like games shouldn't be written in phonegap or react-native but I think to say that we should completely stop trying to build any native-feeling apps is wrong. I actively push anyone interested in turning their app idea into a working prototype use Meteor or React-Native or just straight up phonegap and if they get traction they can do what facebook did and rewrite.

I know this flies in the face of this article but I just don't think we should stop trying.

[capkutay]

This may not be in line with the author's point, but I agree with you. You probably don't need to build a super optimized native app to launch your MVP. Developers should use whatever tools they're comfortable with for getting the job done. In the event that they get thousands of users and need to scale, then they can think about hiring people to build native apps.