> Yeah, not sure where this idea has come from. Seems like RN haters just jumping on any opportunity to slate it.
There seems to be a much more obvious explanation as to why people are assuming it used to be React Native. The article says:
> > Compared with the previous iOS version, this new Messenger is [mentions improvements].
> > We accomplished this by using the native OS wherever possible […]
That seems to imply that it wasn't native before and they got the gains by switching to native. And since Facebook are well-known as the creators and biggest users of React Native, it's not a big leap to make the assumption that that's where they were coming from.
[Also, in case there's any confusion please note the distinction between "native", meaning it is compiled to native code; and "React Native", which is a cross-platform framework that is not compiled to native code. "React Native" is a horrible name for something that is not native.]
There seems to be a much more obvious explanation as to why people are assuming it used to be React Native. The article says:
> > Compared with the previous iOS version, this new Messenger is [mentions improvements].
> > We accomplished this by using the native OS wherever possible […]
That seems to imply that it wasn't native before and they got the gains by switching to native. And since Facebook are well-known as the creators and biggest users of React Native, it's not a big leap to make the assumption that that's where they were coming from.
[Also, in case there's any confusion please note the distinction between "native", meaning it is compiled to native code; and "React Native", which is a cross-platform framework that is not compiled to native code. "React Native" is a horrible name for something that is not native.]