Simon B. StøvringJan 26, 2023

Not for even a second do I doubt that the future of mobile development, for most large companies at least, is server-side driven UI*. Large companies like AirBnb, Pandora, Shopify, and more should form an alliance to collaborate on a standard for server-side driven UI for native apps. They’re all building their own solution. Oh, and please invite me to the alliance too 😄

* If this statement ages poorly, remember to be kind to me. I was young and naive. Or naive, at least.

Show threadLachlan Campbell
@simonbs Totally. Block developed their own system for Cash App too (@asilvr might know about it?)
Jan 26, 2023 at 7:30pmElk
Show threadAlex SilverJan 26, 2023
@lachlanjc @simonbs Yup! Lots of the Cash App UI is server-driven not just the payload but the layout itself. Client has its native components, server tells client the layout we want.
Show threadSimon B. StøvringJan 26, 2023
@asilvr @lachlanjc I think this is the way. I’m also working on several projects like this. I think we can (and should) standardize it though. Do you know if Cash published any resources in your approach?
Show threadAlex SilverJan 26, 2023
@simonbs @lachlanjc Cash has quite a few open source projects and blog posts, but none on this topic. I’ll chat with the folks internally if there’s a way we can get some info published on it!
Show threadSimon B. StøvringJan 26, 2023
@asilvr @lachlanjc Thanks! 🙌