Ask HN: Why is there no software for generating cross-platform native UI code?
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Kony is proprietary platform which does generate native app code ( https://www.kony.com/ )
Major problem for implementing such thing is that there is no exact 1-1 mapping between all UI elements. There are certainly few elements which has the mapping but all the features cannot be done with those.
Also, I remember that apple has problem with generated code.
Note: I worked for Kony few years back
Major problem for implementing such thing is that there is no exact 1-1 mapping between all UI elements. There are certainly few elements which has the mapping but all the features cannot be done with those.
Also, I remember that apple has problem with generated code.
Note: I worked for Kony few years back
Forgive my possibly naive understanding of mobile UI. Why is there no software/ service that allows us to develop on one platform and automatically transpiles into the other platforms?
Is it because it is extremely complex or because developing the UI is not the most time-consuming element of cross-platform development or both?
A form field for web - <input ..../>
is <EditText ..../> for Android
and <UITextInput ..../> for iOS