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Case Study
One Codebase, Three Platforms: Shipping Web, Mobile and Desktop Together
How a shared API, design system and component library let a small team ship on web, iOS, Android and desktop.
Abstract
This case study describes the architecture and process we used to ship a product on web, mobile and desktop with a single small team, sharing business logic, design tokens and APIs across platforms.
Key findings
- Shared design tokens kept all platforms visually consistent.
- A single typed API contract eliminated most cross-platform bugs.
- Platform-specific code was limited to navigation and native integrations.
Context
A growing team needed its product on the web for admins, on mobile for field staff and on desktop for power users — without tripling the engineering team.
Architecture
- One API with a typed contract shared by every client.
- Shared design tokens exported to web, mobile and desktop.
- Shared business logic in a common package; platform code only for UI shells and native features.
Process
Weekly releases on all platforms, a single backlog and one QA checklist per feature — not per platform.
Results
The team shipped all three clients in parallel, with a consistent experience and a single source of truth for features and bugs.
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