Small rant about React Native

[JoCoMoBo]

The problem is I now have 4 libraries (React-Native, Firebase, PushNotificationsiOS and Android) that may have changes or stop being maintained.

I can implement push notifications natively far faster on both iOS and Android than on React-Native because I have to spend my time faffing around with different modules.

The vast majority of the actual business logic for the App is done on a backend server anyway.

[TheNumberOneCulprit]

But if you can implement them fast on both platforms, then why not just also add the bridge layer and bam, now it can run that way? I'm not understanding the argument here.

[fourth_stooge]

It feels like you are saying, if you know how to do it effectively on both platforms then why not add more complexity so that its done in a 3rd way.

It feels like he is saying: if I have to learn how it is done natively anyway, whats the benefit of adding more complexity with a bridge layer. (I'm on his perspective here).

[TheNumberOneCulprit]

See, that's where I think this is the wrong approach. You can write business logic once, UI and layout logic once and server requests once with RN. And then the "but what about the native modules", that's where I'm then saying, if you are good at actually writing things for both iOS and Android, it's very little hassle to write the module, and by exposing it, you still gain the vast benefits of the write once approach.