On: Sketch: Proud to Build a Truly Native Mac App

[weejewel]

Obviously they’re feeling the heat from Figma which is browser-based.

I do absolutely agree that native apps are a much better experience. I prefer Paw over postman every time for this reason too.

However creating a Sketch plugin which downloads a simple JSON was an absolute nightmare.

[jdhn → weejewel]

I think that the pandemic really accelerated this. Our team uses Sketch, but we're quickly coming up on a project that'll involve a lot of collaboration, and Sketch simply won't be able to handle it. If we were in person, that would be different, but we aren't, and so I'm trying to get us Figma licenses.

[Griffinsauce → weejewel]

That is the core difference.

When you develop with native you get performance and UI for free. When you develop with the web you get.. the web.

This is also why people fundamentally disagree on whether one or the other is good: they have different outcomes that fit different needs.

Obviously if collaboration is needed, being in web technology helps a lot since you're already inside a communication platform.

If your need is "single person focus" then that brings no value.