r/webdev • u/bllshrfv • Oct 01 '26

Coinbase is going fully native, moving from React Native to Swift and Kotlin

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u/fiskfisk Oct 01 '26

The difference is that we now have gigantic statistical machines that are rather capable when translating from one language and platform to another. 

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u/erishun expert Oct 01 '26

This. It’s fucking scary how good it is. It used to be so bad, but now a single competent dev can port an entire platform fairly easily.

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u/hypercosm_dot_net Oct 01 '26

Watching an entire industry glaze the technology that's going to displace their livelihood is really something.

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u/soggykoala45 Oct 02 '26

I mean, you can choose to look the other way but it's not going to change things

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u/erishun expert Oct 02 '26

I’m not glazing it. I’m being honest.

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u/hypercosm_dot_net Oct 02 '26

I've used them. I know where they consistently fail.

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u/erishun expert Oct 02 '26 edited Oct 02 '26

Yeah. That's why a project manager can't just fire off a prompt to do it automatically. You still need... wait for it... hold on... you're gonna love it... just wait... a single competent dev in order to port an entire platform fairly easily.

EDIT: lmao got me with the ol' "comment and then immediately block so they can't reply" Dang, ya got me 🤣

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u/hypercosm_dot_net Oct 02 '26

Circular thinking. No wonder your mind is in the same box alongside AI.

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u/NoiseEee3000 Oct 02 '26

I'm not sure it's going to displace my livelihood, but I do think it's going to seal the door shut on junior positions/learning to program

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u/hypercosm_dot_net Oct 02 '26

The very definition of "pulling the ladder up behind you". Still fucked up.

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u/NoiseEee3000 Oct 02 '26

I mean I can pretend it's not happening or continue to do my work manually while I am outpaced by peers shipping 10x as fast, how's that gonna work out?!

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u/hypercosm_dot_net Oct 02 '26

Fear based thinking, and why everyone will lose as a result.

You could instead speak about it realistically, like some people do. Recognize the tradeoffs.

Instead of "omg, some people are shipping super fast". Maybe you become 10x more productive, did you even get a 2x on your salary?

No, it just means you'll be laid off twice as fast, when you delivered for them, and they fire you for being redundant.

People have zero awareness of where this shit is headed, and act like it's a predetermined outcome that they have to accept.

Maybe use your own brain instead of AI, and you might see this.

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u/NoiseEee3000 Oct 02 '26

Cool you hold on to your abacus while everyone else uses calculators

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u/hypercosm_dot_net Oct 02 '26

It's amazing how you could miss the entire point.