Re:Browser Bloat (1996)
by zwetan on Monday August 29, 2016 @11:35PM
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There is also pain to test web apps for numerous browsers (so much fun on mobile)
in term of security, popular browsers are in the top 10 of most exploited software
so yeah the delivery model is nice, the update model too, but still I'm not convinced that the web model for apps is the "end all, be all" of app development
I could even argue that more and more apps are coming back to native, first instigated by the mobile app stores, which then expanded to the desktop app stores.
There is room for everyone, web apps and native apps, but still I would not want to use something like gmail as a browser app on my mobile.
Re:Browser Bloat (1996)
by digi_owl on Tuesday August 30, 2016 @08:43AM
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I fear that the "instant" distribution and update via the net has resulted in sloppy programmers. This because they can always just push a fix by hitting a few keys.
in term of security, popular browsers are in the top 10 of most exploited software
so yeah the delivery model is nice, the update model too, but still I'm not convinced that the web model for apps is the "end all, be all" of app development
I could even argue that more and more apps are coming back to native, first instigated by the mobile app stores, which then expanded to the desktop app stores.
There is room for everyone, web apps and native apps, but still I would not want to use something like gmail as a browser app on my mobile.