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Why We Need Web Apps on the Desktop

• jamesbritt 19y ago
  What makes something a Web app? Is it (not) simply the ability to fetch and post data via HTTP?
  • wmf 19y ago
    In this case, they're talking about apps that were designed to present their UI inside a browser.
• pxlpshr 19y ago
  Good article. We recently decided to move to AIR/Flex as jQuery and the like was insufficient in providing a true event-driven experience for the multiplayer technology we're developing. Flex/AIR handles the presentation layer a lot better than jQuery, lets us rapidly develop and prototype, and allows for a secured XMPP data path. For interacting with users in real-time, traditional web technology just doesn't cut it I'm afraid... especially for gamers. The amount of HTTP polling necessary to replicate XMPP's inherent functionality creates ungodly amounts of lag on both the browser and their internet connection... Side note: hooked on Twitter simply because of Twhirl.
  • wmf 19y ago
    Why did you choose XMPP over RTMP?
    • pxlpshr 19y ago
      it's more versatile for our needs as our technology is not limited to AIR/Flex/Adobe; it once ran through AJAX and IRC/AIM bots. And, we may combine the benefits of a flash media server in the near future... you could say we're still experimenting. This is web 3.0 territory we're talking about here... :P Look for our tech in Quake Live, a free web-based version of Quake, if happen to be a gamer. It's coming soon...