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What’s the rational for a desktop client/IDE vs a web based version?

• tnolet 8y ago
  I can think of three things. - performance. Local apps tend to just run faster. Not always, but generally. - focus. One app, one function. - security. A local app could easily connect to clusters in your network using local certificates. In the cloud you would have to give the web based version access to your network. In many cases this would be a total no go. You can do stuff with VPN, firewalls etc. but that severely complicates the use case.
  • tixocloud 8y ago
    Sorry to be devil’s advocate but is performance a major issue? Focus I think you could do it on the web if you build a single app? The security makes sense although can I also do a web based app but installed on a local server? As opposed to the cloud.