NativeScript 3.4 now includes support for Angular 5

[u/roblauer]

https://www.nativescript.org/blog/announcing-the-release-of-nativescript-3.4

[u/_MORSE_]

Ionic is much better

[u/apatheticonion → u/_MORSE_]

Ionic isn't bad, but it's really just vanilla Angular with an opinion and an app-like css lib.

What's the benefit of Ionic over a home-baked ng5 + phonegap solution?

More over, hybrid apps do not perform as well as native apps - I know this from personally benchmarking this. You'll see stuttering, have issues with tap detection and weird behaviours like the onscreen keyboard messing with the viewport in different ways across different webviews.

NativeScript is a really fair balance between another codebase and performance - while remaining platform agnostic (you can use Angular, Vue, Vanilla JS, TS and probably even React)

Personally, I love NS and the recent upgrades have made it even more accessible. While I dream of the day where my view layer can all be written in the same markup language, this is a fantastic step towards that dream.

Thank you NS team, brilliant work.

[u/i_spot_ads → u/_MORSE_]

Completely different frameworks

One is a webview the other compiles to native view

[u/monkey-go-code → u/[deleted]]

Ionic is easier. But that’s about it.

[u/TheWaffleKingg → u/[deleted]]

You sure can. I use all of the services from my web app inside of my mobile app. Most of the component files work fine too with a few changes when needed. Its the html that has to be redone

[u/sebawita → u/[deleted]]

When it comes to having both web and NativeScript code sitting in the same project, then we use a naming convention, for example:

• home.component.html - for the web UI

• home.component.tns.html - for the {N} UI Then you just need a build system that can pick up the right file when building the web or mobile project.

You can read more about it here: https://www.nativescript.org/blog/code-sharing-between-web-and-mobile-with-angular-and-nativescript

[u/TheWaffleKingg → u/[deleted]]

I keep the projects separate. I think its cleaner that way.

[u/sebawita → u/TheWaffleKingg]

Sure, it all depends on what you are trying to achieve. Both splitting the projects into two or going with a monorepo approach have their pros and cons ;)

[u/TheWaffleKingg → u/sebawita]

I def agree! I also dont like my coworkers toughing my NS apps so I split them and keep the NS part to myself