Hybrid 

vs

Native

Choosing a Mobile Strategy

Jeff French
@jeff_french
geekindulgence.com

by Carlos Varela

TL;dr;

Choose Hybrid

Am I hybrid fanboy?

Have I ever built a native app?

Does that make me grossly unqualified to advise you about hybrid vs native?

What is a native app?

Platform specific Language

Platform Specific UI

Code Reuse: 0%

Objective-C / SWIFT   |   Java   |   Xaml

What is A Hybrid App?

Native WebView

JS API to access native functionality

HTML5 / CSS UI

Code Reuse: 95% - 100%

What is the Grey Area?

Transpilers: More than meets the eye

Native device APIs in a common language

Common Business Logic

Platform Specific UI

Code Reuse: 70% - 80%

Xamarin    |    Appcelerator Titanium

WHEN to choose Native

You only care about one platform

Your app is highly dependent on a platform-specific feature

Your app uses heavy 3D rendering

Why is hybrid good for the 95% case?

Plugins to provide native functionality

Frameworks to provide native look and behaviors

The performance myth

Facebook dropped html5 and went Native, shouldn't I do the same?

NO

Conclusion:

Choose Hybrid

Any questions?