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> Why would you not want a toolkit that makes rich application experiences across multiple platforms easy and standard? Because way more often than not the "ri
by badsectoracula 9y ago
> Why would you not want a toolkit that makes rich application experiences across multiple platforms easy and standard?
Because way more often than not the "rich" stuff are all fluff with no meat, end up taking wasting system resources and work badly with the rest of the system.
- egeozcan 9y agoDevelopers have already been working around the standard styles with all those technologies. It only took more time and effort. I look at the native apps I've installed and the standard layout is the rare exception. I mean no offense, but arguing that a standard set of controls would be enough for most of the applications would be faulty judgement at best, if not being delusional.
- matt_kantor 9y agoAlso because it often violates the standard UI conventions for the given OS, so I have to learn how to use every application from scratch.† Accessibility is another big one. † The flip side is if you use the same app on different operating systems often. There are some apps that fall into that category for me personally, but I think your average user probably only uses two operating systems regularly: one on their mobile device(s) and another on their "real" computer(s).
- ajkjk 9y agoSure, so we should try to make them better instead of sticking with things that are old and crappy.