As the builder of a post-AI, cross-platform native app building framework like React Native, I 100% believe this to be a backwards move.

I've written up a load of thoughts about that here[1], but in summary for the Shopify case, they're basically going to be spending a ton more than they have to by switching back to multiple apps and I'd predict another swing back to better cross-platform tooling in the coming years.

[1]: https://nativephp.com/blog/why-not-write-it-twice

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IshKebab 3 hours ago | parent [-]

> they're basically going to be spending a ton more than they have to by switching back to multiple apps

A ton more what? Money? AI costs are insignificant to a company like Spotify. Hell I've been using Astra fairly extensively at work and I've only racked up like $500 in the last month. Peanuts.

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simonhamp 2 hours ago | parent [-]

More code means more people. That's not peanuts

	▲	IshKebab an hour ago \| parent [-]
		The whole point of this article is that it doesn't. Or at least for the same number of people you can now have way more code.