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I recall seeing an interview with Paul Graham (IIRC), who said that developing web-based software allowed them to sell to Windows using customers without having
by mr_toad 8y ago
I recall seeing an interview with Paul Graham (IIRC), who said that developing web-based software allowed them to sell to Windows using customers without having to develop in Windows.
I think this partly explains the popularity of Javascript, Electron and Web apps among developers.
- leggomylibro 8y agoAs a non-businessperson, I don't really like learning to use a program if it can't run on a Raspberry Pi/Chromebook/etc. It seems too fragile to be worth investing too much time in; what are the chances I'll still be able to use it in a decade or two? Web apps are a blessing in that regard, but OSS is still better and some companies do actually build their products for architectures other than x86. While I'm on the subject, Eclipse versions later than 4.0 aren't built for ARM cores. What's up with that?
- duxup 8y agoYeah for most business web apps are great. Got a browser? There's a good chance we've got most of the work done and maybe we need to tweak some UI for your funky device, but otherwise you're ready to go.