Tuesday, 11 December, 2018 UTC
Summary
Something we don’t talk enough about at Ionic is how important it is that Ionic is 100% focused on standard web technology. Some thoughts on why that matters:
There are so many cross-platform mobile toolkits out there today. Ionic is the only major one focused on standard web technology and mobile + desktop + PWA. That has definitely helped us stand out.— Max Lynch (@maxlynch) December 11, 2018
Some claim to do up to XX% code sharing where you rebuild your views/platform logic, but the problem with that is, at least from our customers, they don’t want code sharing, they want to target the web runtime and you get full code reuse as a function of the web being amazing.— Max Lynch (@maxlynch) December 11, 2018
The web focus also makes the sales pitch simpler: instead of taking a bet investing in framework X or Y that requires full buy in and is not based on standardized tech, invest in the web platform and Ionic, being web-native, comes along for the ride— Max Lynch (@maxlynch) December 11, 2018
By being based on standard web technology, Ionic (and Ionic 4 in particular):
- Will run for decades to come as web standards endure for a long time
- Doesn’t require making a major bet on a new, unproven platform because it’s based on sound, stable web standards
- Can be used by any web developer with standard web development skills
- Works on mobile, installed desktop, and the web (Progressive Web Apps anyone?) with full code “sharing” because you’re just targeting the web platform!
- Can take advantage of major new distribution channels such as Progressive Web Apps that are transforming businesses
- Will work with all existing web libraries, frameworks, and widgets, preventing your team from being siloed off from the largest platform of shared libraries and utilities in the world.
So, yea, we’re pretty proud of being the Web Native leader and with our latest efforts to move Ionic Framework to Web Components, our investment in the web is just getting started.