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Re:Extensibility through HTTP with webtasks by sigill on Saturday September 17, 2016 @10:42AM (#12520676)
> Customization is what distinguishes platforms from applications.

What does this even mean?

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Re:Extensibility through HTTP with webtasks by bulatb on Saturday September 17, 2016 @02:25PM (#12521701)
An application has specific features. A platform gives you the ability to build new features by connecting or extending a set of primitives. When an application can be customized in many different ways, especially with hooks for custom code, it starts to look like a platform.
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