Ask HN: What Stack for mobile/desktop cross-platform native development in 2021?

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  • devhub

    TweetDeck for GitHub - Filter Issues, Activities & Notifications - Web, Mobile & Desktop with 99% code sharing between them (by devhubapp)

    • React Native is your best bet.

    Examples:

    - https://github.com/devhubapp/devhub

    - https://github.com/mmazzarolo/react-native-universal-monorep...

    RN desktop support is weak. But your mobile apps will work quite differently to your desktop apps anyway. And you probably want something that can run on the web too. So for desktop you just put your web app in Electron.

    The difference between mobile and web will mean having to implement different routing and components, but you can share a lot of code.

    Flutter is the new kid on the block.

  • react-native-universal-monorepo

    React Native boilerplate supporting multiple platforms: Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, web, browser extensions, Electron.

    • React Native is your best bet.

    Examples:

    - https://github.com/devhubapp/devhub

    - https://github.com/mmazzarolo/react-native-universal-monorep...

    RN desktop support is weak. But your mobile apps will work quite differently to your desktop apps anyway. And you probably want something that can run on the web too. So for desktop you just put your web app in Electron.

    The difference between mobile and web will mean having to implement different routing and components, but you can share a lot of code.

    Flutter is the new kid on the block.

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

    SurveyJS logo

  • react-native-universal-monorep

    • React Native is your best bet.

    Examples:

    - https://github.com/devhubapp/devhub

    - https://github.com/mmazzarolo/react-native-universal-monorep...

    RN desktop support is weak. But your mobile apps will work quite differently to your desktop apps anyway. And you probably want something that can run on the web too. So for desktop you just put your web app in Electron.

    The difference between mobile and web will mean having to implement different routing and components, but you can share a lot of code.

    Flutter is the new kid on the block.

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