Why we need a better browser
summary
Argues the mobile web is losing to native and shows a concrete proof of concept: a React Native app browser that swaps a webview for a React Native bundle via postMessage so sites can ship native primitives while falling back with regressive dehance'ment using react‑native‑web. Notes Expo as a practical dev/runtime, explores WASM + WebGL for render performance, and pushes for platform fixes like the DOM change list and built‑in UI primitives; prototype works but is not production‑released.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:50The problem
- 7:05The history
- 10:55What is aPWA
- 21:10Why not just build native apps
- 23:55React Native Demo
- 25:55React Native Web
- 28:10React Native Apps
- 28:50Wasman WebGL
- 32:30The next web
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32mMake Websites, Not Apps