I think this speaks volumes about the power of HTML5 vs native app development. What I find interesting is that both Apple and Google claim to really push HTML5 yet they still make sure their native apps run significantly better – for now at least because I am sure their futures OSs will offer better support. I am surprised a company like facebook even attempted HTML5 vs a native app to begin with and am surprised it held up so well to this point. This shows HTML5 does have power but not enough compared to Xcode. Xcode offers a lot more and HTML5 is really only designed for simple apps. When you are a company like facebook that has millions of users I could only imagine how bogged the app could easily get. Well here is the article for your reading pleasure:<\/p>\n

Article: http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2012\/8\/23\/3262782\/facebook-for-ios-native-app<\/a><\/p>\n

Another article: http:\/\/mashable.com\/2012\/08\/23\/facebook-ios-5\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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