so John Allsopp wrote this article as response John Gruber's article on how much better native apps are to web apps. Allsopp understands Gruber's argument to be

so John Allsopp wrote this article as response John Gruber's article on how much better native apps are to web apps. Allsopp understands Gruber's argument to be as such: Native apps are better because they are written in native languages that use native APIs. I read Gruber's article and Allsopp is so far off the mark it's not even funny. As someone who write web apps for mobile devices and desktop applications, I know that every time we are prototyping a web app and we need more X, then more X is available by going native. want some examples? speed (are you doing graphics? is there a network peak?) integration (can you tie other services to your devices?) computation load (video editing? on the web? for 5 simultaneous users? BANANAS!) accessibility (does your web app work offline? wah wah.) hardware (can you extend the usability physically?) it's like people forget what "closer to the metal" means and have problems admitting to them selves that the web will never be cutting edge. sure it's harder, and takes more time, but that's the price you have to weigh your decisions against. Is more X worth it?