alt Hacker NewsBecause the browser is gross and you can reclaim lot of performance and security when you don't need to use it.
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esseph • 08/09/2025
I mean, why aren't the apps on your phone all just webapps, right? (Also, eww)
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Because the browser is gross and you can reclaim lot of performance and security when you don't need to use it.
I mean, why aren't the apps on your phone all just webapps, right? (Also, eww)
Sure but you're also constrained to only one platform. It's like the C++ vs Python argument in ML, yes writing everything in low level high speed highly optimized native code would be perfect, but ain't (almost) nobody got fucking time or skill for that.