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Apply HN: Native Web Browser

Native apps provide better UX and performance than the web, we all agree on that now. However, I don't see myself installing every other app, as most times, I would use them just once in 6 months. With limited space on mobiles, there are millions like me who have to compromise with the mobile web. Wouldn't it be nice to have a browser which renders native components resulting in an awesome user experience with great performance?

Well, the solution is already out there! Its called React Native, a framework by Facebook which helps you create native apps using JavaScript. But instead of making apps which one installs, our goal is to make them streamable and build a browser which interprets the React Native code and renders it using native components just like Chrome does HTML. React Native already does this but isn't optimised for it. Let's built it and make the web great again!

P.S. - The project is going to be open-source and there are no revenue models as of now. I'm @troysk704 on twitter and happy to answer questions.

6 points ShirsenduK 10 years ago 9 comments

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