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The Case Against Web Apps
snydeq writes "Fatal Exception's Neil McAllister offers five reasons why companies should re-consider concentrating their development efforts on browser-based apps. As McAllister sees it, Web apps encourage a thin-client approach to development that concentrates far too much workload in the datacenter. And while UI and tool limitations are well known, the Web as 'hostile territory' for independent developers is a possibility not yet fully understood. Sure, Web development is fast, versatile, and relatively inexpensive, but long term, the browser's weaknesses might just outweigh its strengths as an app delivery platform."
Can we please, please go back to the Win32 API? It was such a joy to use, and I've got a Visual Studio 6 license laying around here somewhere.
Because IE is a mess
New things are always on the horizon
Fuck all that http shit. Bring back Gopher!
Why is it so hard to only have politicians for a few years, then have them go away?
...you should be shot.
Javascript + Nintendo DSi = DSiCade
That's why there's Java and swing! (let the moderation wars begin...)
"Not to mention all the idiots who use words like boxen."
Anonymous Coward on Monday August 04, @06:49PM
"Sure, Web development is fast, versatile, and relatively inexpensive,"
Did Internet Explorer suddenly disappear? I must've missed that today...
Whoa where can I download this browser called Linux?
I know more than you drink.
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