Re:Ask HN: Is it better to build intranet apps with desktop ...
by hiram112 on Monday April 17, 2017 @10:28PM
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I don't think so anymore, though I would have said yes even a few years ago.
I see most of the companies I work with moving towards AWS or Azure with all the scaling support and APIs that really make web apps easier to work with.
Instead of dealing with dozens of IT rules as to what can be installed on the various corporate images (which now include Macs), it's easier to just point users at a URL and make sure whatever single sign on they've got is integrated.
Another point: desktop apps are just as complicated as web apps these days, especially when dealing with Mac, Unix, Windows compatibility along with mobile. It seems like nobody has really done a good job of replacing VB6, Delphi, etc, and I haven't touched (as a Java developer) Swing or JavaFX in years.
I see most of the companies I work with moving towards AWS or Azure with all the scaling support and APIs that really make web apps easier to work with.
Instead of dealing with dozens of IT rules as to what can be installed on the various corporate images (which now include Macs), it's easier to just point users at a URL and make sure whatever single sign on they've got is integrated.
Another point: desktop apps are just as complicated as web apps these days, especially when dealing with Mac, Unix, Windows compatibility along with mobile. It seems like nobody has really done a good job of replacing VB6, Delphi, etc, and I haven't touched (as a Java developer) Swing or JavaFX in years.