As the builder of a post-AI, cross-platform native app building framework like R...

IshKebab · 2026-09-10T17:44:05

> they're basically going to be spending a ton more than they have to by switching back to multiple apps

A ton more what? Money? AI costs are insignificant to a company like Spotify. Hell I've been using Astra fairly extensively at work and I've only racked up like $500 in the last month. Peanuts.

simonhamp · 2026-09-10T18:35:10

More code means more people. That's not peanuts

IshKebab · 2026-09-10T19:35:56

The whole point of this article is that it doesn't. Or at least for the same number of people you can now have way more code.

simonhamp · 2026-09-11T03:23:17

Is more code the right goal?

IshKebab · 2026-09-11T12:06:01

No. The point is that the goal (slick native apps) isn't blocked by the fact that it needs more code.

simonhamp · 2026-09-11T14:41:55

But if you could get slick native mobile apps with less code (i.e. higher quality abstractions), that would be better

IshKebab · 2026-09-11T16:58:14

Well yes, but if you want native apps there's no getting around making two apps.

simonhamp · 2026-09-11T17:02:03

You need to check out what we've been building with SuperNative - it's one codebase, but you end up with two truly native apps.

IshKebab · 2026-09-11T19:30:39

Sounds like the wxWidgets approach. I've never seen it work, but good luck.

Hard pass on the PHP though!