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I do not thin react native superseeded RM by being a better product. RM is super polished but failed at popularizing itself hence losing a very big chunk of the market. RN on the other hand crushed their competitors by its huge popularity, number of articles, documentation and tutorials available.

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> RN on the other hand crushed their competitors by its huge popularity, number of articles, documentation and tutorials available.

That's means it's a better product. You can have the best code in the world, but nobody is going to give a damn if they don't know how to use it.

You've not heard of "worse is better" [1] then. Many times in the past the worse product has succeeded over the better product.

[1] https://www.dreamsongs.com/WorseIsBetter.html

Because the people who implement the technology aren't those who can admire the "quality". If it's been 6 hours at work and I have 30 minutes to pick a tech to start evaluating, I'm picking the one with better documentation/easier curve. Most people aren't a Facebook and don't need the best greatest thing in the world, just something to fix the current problem. You can kick the can down the road.

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