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This is really cool. However, in the future, I think a better alternative will be running native code from the browser like Google NativeClient or CLI in the br
by kixxauth 16y ago
This is really cool. However, in the future, I think a better alternative will be running native code from the browser like Google NativeClient or CLI in the browser. Users are always in the browser and really don't like opening other application, aside from the iPhone / iPad apps.
That said, this tool is a great alternative to Air and Silverlight and it is here now.
- boucher 16y agoThe problem with trying to run native code in the browser is that you're likely to be stuck on Chrome for the forseeable future, whereas NativeHost (and technology like it) needs only to be written once for each platform and can then bootstrap any cappuccino app on top of it (and those apps will also run unmodified on the web).
- Detrus 16y agoNativeClient doesn't get access to the desktop file system just because it runs apps at desktop speeds. The sandboxing setup forces it to go through the browser to get to the filesystem. Currently interfacing with JS is the only way for NaCl to do this, and in the future where NPAPI might allow to use browser APIs through language of choice, you'll still have to use trusted browser APIs for security.