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The fundamental argument is flawed - I find it extremely hard to believe that anyone could create the same seamless experience as the iPad Wired app in HTML5. I

The fundamental argument is flawed - I find it extremely hard to believe that anyone could create the same seamless experience as the iPad Wired app in HTML5. I certainly haven't seen any demo's that would imply it's possible, saying "you could do that in HTML 5" if very easy to say, a lot harder to do. Maybe if the authors of these kinds of posts provided us with a demos I'd start taking these missives seriously.

jawngee 16y ago
I'm the author of the article. Have you used it? It really is pretty much a slideshow. Even if you write it using webkit, you can ape whatever wonderful interactions you seem to be having (that I must have completely missed) using multiple UIWebView's and some good ol CoreAnimation. You can also extend UIWebView with straight up Objective-C, further adding in the ability to do pretty much whatever you want. There are a shit ton of HTML 5 demo's on the web. Try google.
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- betageek 16y ago
  I've seen a "shit ton" of demos and nothing I've seen is applicable to this problem. Wired is one of the most visually rich magazines around, it's layouts are complex, the visuals are rich, it's won many design awards - hundreds of people are involved in creating a beautiful design artefact. Writing an article that goes "wired sux, they didn't do it in HTML5" implies that the level of finish of the Wired app is possible, but I haven't seen any demos that are anywhere near the size and complexity of a magazine like Wired - if they exist I'd love to see them
  - cpr 16y ago
    See the comment above: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1385172 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1385172 (Sports Illustrated showing an all-HTML5 demo that looks a lot more compelling that this Wired app).
    - betageek 16y ago
      Again, this is a video - I'll judge the final version when it's in my hands, I hope they manage to pull it off in a release version.

jawngee 16y ago

I'm the author of the article. Have you used it? It really is pretty much a slideshow. Even if you write it using webkit, you can ape whatever wonderful interactions you seem to be having (that I must have completely missed) using multiple UIWebView's and some good ol CoreAnimation. You can also extend UIWebView with straight up Objective-C, further adding in the ability to do pretty much whatever you want. There are a shit ton of HTML 5 demo's on the web. Try google.

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betageek 16y ago
I've seen a "shit ton" of demos and nothing I've seen is applicable to this problem. Wired is one of the most visually rich magazines around, it's layouts are complex, the visuals are rich, it's won many design awards - hundreds of people are involved in creating a beautiful design artefact. Writing an article that goes "wired sux, they didn't do it in HTML5" implies that the level of finish of the Wired app is possible, but I haven't seen any demos that are anywhere near the size and complexity of a magazine like Wired - if they exist I'd love to see them
- cpr 16y ago
  See the comment above: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1385172 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1385172 (Sports Illustrated showing an all-HTML5 demo that looks a lot more compelling that this Wired app).
  - betageek 16y ago
    Again, this is a video - I'll judge the final version when it's in my hands, I hope they manage to pull it off in a release version.