Web and Feedback Loops

If you want to test an idea, and that idea does not require you to use a proprietary technology, always bet on the web.

We don't appreciate how beautifully, unbelievably easy it is to build and share using the Web Platform. In less than 30 seconds I can share my app with the entire planet, completely for free.

Now, compare this with an iOS app, where the time between you trying to deploy your work, and sharing a link to it on Twitter can take days. In 2023.

I'm saying that as someone who has worked with mobile for more than a decade, as a dev, as a CTO of a mobile-first company and as a founder of a mobile-first business. So yes, naturally I have strong opinions here! And still, I really, really wish I were wrong. Nothing beats the Web Platform when it comes to short feedback loops and ease of experimentation.

This is precisely why we should care about open standards. Moats and closed solutions make us collectively less capable and more stupid.

Web and iterations speeds -- media

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