It's because of articles like this that I can't understand those who say 'Just switch to Expo' when talking about React Native. The frontend should be a puzzle of solutions, not a monolith where a few companies sell the 'magic word' to get out of a problem.
Construct is awesome! Much of the app logic can be done simply by dragging and dropping, you can add javascript if you need advanced functionality, the editor is fast and provides that instant gratification so useful in the early stages of learning.
This is the direction React Native is heading, with Fabric Native Components[1] and Turbo Native Modules[2]. On the development side, you have JavaScript, the language we all love to hate and hate to love, with its vast ecosystem of readily available libraries that are well-documented and used daily by billions of people. On the functionality side, you have access to native code, which speeds up and lightens the workload, making the app performant.
Disclaimer: I daily utilize a cheap Chromebook as a lightweight typewriter, and I love it.
However, it's important to note that Linux on this device is subject to certain restrictions:
It operates within a containerized environment, which limits both disk space allocation and system-wide access. Accessing the terminal requires navigating through a "virtual machine", and files are shared within the /mnt/chromeos directory. Additionally, the utilization of USB devices is layered behind the primary operating system support and Linux backups are separate from the overall operating system backups.
Chrome DevTools -> Sources -> trygalaxy.com -> _next/static -> pages -> index_... -> CTRL + F and search window.navigator.standalone -> click on the dash to the right (a blue arrow will appear) and refresh the page
The page will freeze, go to the Console, type window.navigator.standalone = true; and unfreeze the page clicking on the blue arrow.
Wow you should give Android another chance! Material is everywhere and feels so good on mobile. The UI is miles away from Holo, and the apps ecosystem bloomed as well.
About the APIs... Well, Java is still Java, Kotlin looks ok but is not there (yet).