Hybrid App Dev

"Write Once, Run Everywhere" Reality: The economic efficiency of maintaining a single codebase (HTML/CSS/JS) that deploys to both iOS and Android, drastically reducing development time and cost compared to maintaining two native silos.

The Native Bridge: How tools like Apache Cordova (PhoneGap) or Capacitor act as the critical translation layer, exposing native device capabilities (Camera, GPS, Accelerometer) to JavaScript, effectively blurring the line between "web" and "app."

The Performance Trade-Off: Acknowledging that "hybrid" doesn't mean "slow" if managed correctly—emphasizing the need for aggressive CSS optimization and virtual DOMs to achieve near-native 60fps scrolling and transitions.

Bypassing the Store Queue: The strategic advantage of "Hot Code Pushing," allowing developers to deploy critical bug fixes and content updates instantly to users, skipping the lengthy and unpredictable App Store review cycles.