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Re:Using Java 9 Modularization to Ship Zero-Dependency Nativ... by Avshalom on Sunday October 22, 2017 @05:24PM (#15529021)
>tears down the barriers to desktop app development

Yes, then it replaces them with the barriers to web app development.

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Re:Using Java 9 Modularization to Ship Zero-Dependency Nativ... by Spivak on Sunday October 22, 2017 @08:17PM (#15529815)
Sure, but more companies have the story of needing a web app anyway which requires a specific tech stack. So you can either maintain two tech stacks or you can port your webapp to native.

Having a beautiful, easy to develop, and easy to maintain native stack means nothing when you don't have an answer to, "How do we then reuse our code in a browser?".

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Re:Using Java 9 Modularization to Ship Zero-Dependency Nativ... by pjmlp on Monday October 23, 2017 @02:42AM (#15531155)
You don't.

Use the browser for what it was meant for, hyperactive documents.

Everything that matters is on the backend accessed via Web APIs.

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