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Can it interop with other applications? eg. can output be piped from another program? Will it still be around to use if the company goes bankrupt? Can setting
by Nadya 10y ago
Can it interop with other applications? eg. can output be piped from another program?
Will it still be around to use if the company goes bankrupt?
Can settings be backed up at all?
Can I even restore settings from a backup?
Can I easily share these settings?
Is there a way to carry it on a thumb drive so that in the event I find myself without internet for a first install/use - I can still use it?
How much control do I have over any data used/stored by the application?
- Klathmon 10y agoWell to the settings stuff yes, see something like "cookie clicker" for a (IMO bad UX) example. And you can more easily control how much data it stores over a certain point, as all major browsers make you confirm via a dialog that you are giving permission to use the requested amount. But to keep this from turning ugly, my point was more that you need to take into consideration what you'll need for your app. If it's an application that basically only exists as an interface for data stored in a backend server, then giving them the ability to exist after bankruptcy is pointless. However if it's something that needs root access and will frequently be used and installed on a system without internet access, native is better. And saying things like a native app is "less bloated" when it takes literally multiple magnitudes more time to install and run with significantly more permissions to your whole system is silly.