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Doesn't sound so different from Java applets.

• coldtea 11y ago
  The core concept, maybe. Then again, a top tier BMW doesn't sound so different than an Edsel either. They both have internal combustion engines, 4 wheels, a steering wheel, and they take you from place A to place B in similar speeds (in orders of magnitude). That's because you're focusing on the similarities which don't say anything -- what's important in all cases are the differences. Which in this case are mostly about the implementation. - the UI wouldn't be a part of a page, it would be THE page. - it shouldn't be an over-engineered mess of a GUI toolkit like Swing. - it should offer modern and capable widgets, instead of the bizarro, limited and uncanny value one's that Swing offers (if you don't get into intricate customization of your own). - it should be faster than the web app it replaces -- applets were often slow to load AND slow to run. - it shouldn't be controller by a single company. - it shouldn't be proprietary. - it should, if possible, cater to many programming languages. - it should play natively with the HTTP model, AJAX etc.