The End of Cross-Platform as We Know It

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In 2015 I was a native iOS developer working as a freelancer. I knew Objective C — the only language I could type in my sleep. Swift was still struggling with ABI compatibility, and I was waiting.

When I decided to reenter the job market, everyone wanted React Native.

It was the new kid on the block. Every engineering blog, mainly including Airbnb, shouted from the…