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I've argued both sides of this for a long time. The short argument for web apps are that you have real control over them, which means any platform, any time. An
by ynniv 8y ago
I've argued both sides of this for a long time. The short argument for web apps are that you have real control over them, which means any platform, any time. An iOS app from five years ago is useless without recompilation with the current toolchain, and even then it only works on iOS. A web page from 1994 still renders unmodified today, on any platform, and will for the foreseeable future.
- vb6lives 8y ago> A web page from 1994 still renders unmodified today, on any platform, and will for the foreseeable future. Rose tinted glasses. There was a time not too long ago where IE6 was virtually required because of activex, vbscript, ie specific markup, etc.
- ynniv 8y agoYes, there are always ways to lock yourself in. If you only use features supported by multiple browsers and consider the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect, you stand a decent chance of long term survival. What you sacrifice is efficiency and polish, which are important, so choose wisely.