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For those of you that have gone the React Native route…

- Would you do it over again?

- Did your team ever rewrite or wish they went native initially?

- What stage is your product at?

- What was the decision to go React Native?

I am researching which route to take a new product in. The proposed initial option is React Native or Swift, responsive SPA, and down the road Android. Most of my work has been with iOS native but I have spent a lot of time in the web world lately. My initial reaction for React Native is, it is great in the beginning but can cost companies a lot of money and time in the long run (as seen by Airbnb, Udacity, and NextDoor.) Though some big orgs do use it successfully here and there (Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram) throughout their apps.

At a very basic level, the app would…

* Ping you on a schedule you setup to write a status update for your client projects

* Send the update as an email

* Allow integrations with other services such as GitHub to show your checkins related to that work

* Updates sent as you pleased (not be automated) and not be another bloated project management tool

My idea is for a standup app (web/iOS) that is fun. I've recently been burning out on a project and staying on task. I searched around for standup apps and found iDoneThis and Flock. Both seem to do the job but that is about it – they are dull.

The general idea is for it to be very minimal but fun. Take the approach Slack took

- You define standup. Your questions, your times.

- Customize the copy. From push notifications, emails, to what your standup is called.

Here is a sample screenshot.

http://imgur.com/gltUeIi

If you could take this survey and give any feedback, it would be greatly appreciated :)

https://michael144.typeform.com/to/C4xRcd

Hi Hacker News!

I wanted to share with you my new iPhone app Top of the Morning.

Top of the Morning is a morning assistant. It provides a simple way to kick start your day with the right amount of information – weather, date and time, iOS synced reminders and calendar events, news, and the stock market.

Get it here:

https://itunes.apple.com/app/top-morning-morning-assistant/id662168296

Check it out here:

http://gettopofthemorning.com/

Thanks!

Michael