Re:Writing an app is like coding for LaserDisc
by namdnay on Monday September 05, 2022 @11:12AM
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I think you misunderstand the comment you're replying to. He's not saying that the internet is bad, or that it doesn't make it much more convenient or profitable to deploy and sell software. he's just saying that's it's much easier to develop an application with say Windows Forms rather than HTML+CSS+JS
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Re:Writing an app is like coding for LaserDisc
by jfengel on Monday September 05, 2022 @01:13PM
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I'm not sure that's true if you consider the "last mile" of packaging and distribution.
The ability of web apps to be instantly installed and updated is a huge win, as is the fact that it runs on everything from a phone to a desktop with zero additional effort. Certainly it comes with tradeoffs, but if your goal is not just to write code but to put it in front of customers, it's hard to do better than Html plus JavaScript.