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Stanza's Android Demand
- Marc Prud'hommeaux and his co-founder created Stanza, the first ebook reader for iPhone, in 2008.
- After reaching a million users, they faced demand for an Android version but lacked resources as a small team.
Skip vs. Cross-Platform Tools
- Cross-platform tools introduce new languages and frameworks, unlike Skip, which uses Swift and SwiftUI.
- Skip transpiles Swift to Kotlin and SwiftUI to Jetpack Compose, resulting in native Android apps.
Cross-Platform Frameworks Deep Dive
- Flutter draws each pixel individually, mimicking native UIs with themes.
- React Native uses native UI elements and CSS flexbox for layout.