# The Future of Cross-Platform is Native - Justin Mancinelli

DevFeed: [The Future of Cross-Platform is Native - Justin Mancinelli](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-future-of-cross-platform-is-native-justin-mancinelli-38205.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://touchlab.co/future-cross-platform-native>)

Published: 2019-03-07T17:34:12Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Touchlab | Enterprise Mobile Innovation & Development](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/touchlab-enterprise-mobile-innovation-development.md>)

Topics: [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cross-platform.md>), [multiplatform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/multiplatform.md>), [Xamarin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xamarin.md>), [React Native](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react-native.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>)

Tags: [code-sharing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-sharing.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-platform.md>), [cross-platform-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-platform-development.md>), [kotlin-multiplatform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin-multiplatform.md>), [multiplatform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/multiplatform.md>), [native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/native.md>), [react-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react-native.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that cross-platform development should shift toward native multiplatform development, combining shared functionality with native CPU, user experience, and developer tools for iOS and Android. It also examines the efficiency, risk mitigation, and feature-parity arguments for cross-platform approaches and notes limitations in solutions such as Xamarin and React Native.

## Source excerpt

Cross-platform programming has the potential to thrive if the focus shifts to native coding, which is a more direct approach to produce the same functionality across platforms and devices. To better understand this, we look at the most popular cross-platforms solutions and their native limitations.