JavaScript for mobile devices and desktop apps
Link to sectionMobile & Desktop Tools Ratios Over Time
Over the past decade, building mobile and desktop apps has become far more common – yet that doesn't mean developers are necessarily happy with their tools.
While Tauri and Expo stand out at the top of the retention chart, everything else has a lower ratio compared to good old Native Apps.
Link to sectionOther Mobile & Desktop Tools
Link to sectionUsed at Work
Once again newer tools like Tauri seem to primarily be used in the workplace by less experienced developers, which goes to show that not having all that baggage can sometimes be a good thing!
Which of these tools do you use in a professional context?
We asked members of the JavaScript community to share their “pick of the year”
My 2024 Pick: Knip
Knip is an amazing tool that analyzes your code and tells you what you can get rid of. It’s fast (so you can run it in CI), understands many frameworks and libraries out of the box, and works seamlessly in monorepos, too.
We asked members of the JavaScript community to share their “pick of the year”
Dominik Dorfmeister
Software Engineer @ Sentry, React Query maintainer
Link to sectionNumber of Items
How many items in this category respondends have used (or heard of).
Link to sectionMobile & Desktop Tools Happiness
On a scale of 0 (very unhappy) to 4 (very happy), how happy are you with the current state of mobile & desktop tools?
Link to sectionMobile & Desktop Tools Pain Points
JavaScript codebases still struggle to compete against pure native apps in terms of performance. And it seems like both Electron and React Native have their share of drawbacks.
What pain points have you encountered when using JavaScript to build mobile & desktop apps?
Freeform
Link to sectionRecommended Resources
Kadi Kraman
Formidable
React Native, v3
Use your React skills to build feature-rich, native mobile apps for iOS and Android using React Native and Expo. Learn to create UI components like custom buttons and scrollable lists, implement navigation between screens, and persist data using AsyncStorage.
Steve Kinney
Temporal
Electron, v3
Build native, cross-platform desktop apps using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React.js with Electron. Get hands-on experience building real-world apps for the menubar and system tray.
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