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I've been doing web dev for 20 years and still have no idea what "native" controls means. Controls on every web/desktop/mobile app I use are different. And aside from the labels being legible and the selected states being visible, they're all pretty much the same to me.

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And honestly, why would someone want "native-like" controls in a web app? "Native-like" simply means "close enough to make you think it works the same, but subtly doesn't". That's pretty much the definition of uncanny valley.

does "native" mean not realized through a javascript engine?

no it means vaguely what the person you've responded to is alluding to - window controls and such that mimic the controls that the user's OS uses. incidentally I agree with the person you've responded to - what's the point if all apps are different anyway (despite uniformity in window controls). but i realize i'm an outlier - 90% of tech users probably don't have the patience to learn new UIs over and over again.

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