Ask HN: Why Not NativeScript Instead of React Native?

6 points by tones411 9y ago ↗ HN

It seems like there is more hype about React Native than NativeScript. Is there something inherently wrong with NativeScript? If you are going to say that React is inherently better than Angular 2, can you please give specific reasons why. Also, please don't compare React to Angular 1, since I am wondering about NativeScript with Angular 2 specifically. Thanks!

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WalterSear 9y ago ↗

- less boilerplate

- less opinionated

- one way data flow is easier to reason about

- typing is optional, insert it when it's appropriate

- better ecosystem

- the managing entity hasn't yet thrown it in a dumpster and gone back to the drawing board

tones411 9y ago ↗

Thanks Walter! Those are good points.

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DeepWinter 9y ago ↗

Really interested to hear what people have to say about this.

ruler88 9y ago ↗

There is also more hype about React than Angular. I don't exactly think that React is a 'better' framework than Angular. But the truth is the dev ecosystem loves React, which gives React Native a huge edge. I do believe that NativeScript would have been more popular than React Native if Angular(2) was more popular than React.