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Re:Ask HN: Why am I still writing server-side code? by adamcharnock on Wednesday February 22, 2012 @05:39PM (#3622832)
Ah, that seems to be pretty much what I am after. There seems to be a definite slant towards mobile backends though, but that is the place to be I suppose.

I've signed up for iknode - it would be great to check it out!

Re:Ask HN: Why am I still writing server-side code? by kls on Wednesday February 22, 2012 @06:05PM (#3622928)
Technically if it relies on HTTP symantics like REST or JSON-RPC a JavaScript client can consume it just as easily. They probably market to mobile more heavily because that is a hot market but generally mobile and JavaScript clients rely on the same back end, which is usually some form of REST, JSON-RPC, document literal XML or SOAP, the last two being less common.
Re:Ask HN: Why am I still writing server-side code? by aespinoza on Wednesday February 22, 2012 @06:13PM (#3622949)
Yes I know. Parse and Kinvey are extremely focused on Mobile right now, even thought their technology could easily be used in Web apps. They use REST and JSON just like we do.

In the case of iKnode, we are focusing mostly on web sites. I have to be honest. We don't particularly like the mobile environment so much, specially because it feels like a step backwards for standards. We believe firmly in the Web. So we do support mobile environments, but we are pushing for the web to be successful. Even if mobile is hot right now.

Re:Ask HN: Why am I still writing server-side code? by aespinoza on Wednesday February 22, 2012 @06:02PM (#3622916)
Thank you for checking it out. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.