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This is a great thread (and I have a series of "histories" articles for x-platform tools on my backlog to eventually write). Some of my thoughts on Flash via reaction to this thread follow @HenriHelvetica/1255530392930652162Permalink
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What Apple cares less about 📌open: for thee but not for me 📌full web: except when it cannibalizes the walled garden What Apple cares about more 📌reliability, security and performance 📌battery life 📌touch 📌enhancement and progress of the platform @HenriHelvetica/1255531785150238720
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I agree with Apple on all the things they really care about, and I care about the things they care less about. That's where #KotilnMultiplatform comes into play. It is open (1), it can generate JS and Wasm for web (2), it is build by @jetbrains who care deeply about (3) ...Permalink
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#KotlinMultiplatform generates light-weight binaries compiled with standard apple toolchain which keeps battery life in check (4), it leaves UI to each platform -- you can even use SwiftUI with it (5), and it provides fully native integration to underlying platform (6)Permalink
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Yes, HTML5, wasm, and WebGL are important for the web, but the web will never keep up with native apps (and you don't always need that, so web apps are OK sometimes. and native isn't magic, you still need to put in the effort for it to be great) @HenriHelvetica/1255560515511779329Permalink
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The web will always be with us and Flash was important for the early web (before ajax, before canvas, before workers, etc). I'm glad people are pushing the web forward with wasm and webgl, but the web is it's own platform.Permalink
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Supporting multiple platforms as a good platform citizen requires work, and some tools make that work easier in some ways, harder in other ways, and sometimes impossible. Imposing one platform on others (platform imperialism) is easier for the builders but worse for users.Permalink
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For more details on how I've formed my thoughts and what I think about: 1/4 youtube.com/watch?v=sA_JIqqj9jsPermalink