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I was thinking a lot like this, but recently I've changed my opinion. Just to contradict your 'only web devs like it', I'll mention that most of my work is don

by warwick 18y ago

I was thinking a lot like this, but recently I've changed my opinion. Just to contradict your 'only web devs like it', I'll mention that most of my work is done in Obj-C and Cocoa. Web apps have some inherent advantages. Being 'installed' by clicking on a link, which lowers the barrier to a user trying your app. Having data available everywhere. Autoupdating that doesn't involve a download and relaunch. Traditionally I've been opposed to putting full apps on the web. I didn't think I could deliver as good of an interface with it, but seeing SC and 280North changed my mind. I should mention that though I'm looking at porting one of my desktop products, I'm intending to maintain the desktop app and the port in parallel and give customers a choice if they want to download the desktop app.

jamesbritt 18y ago
"Web apps have some inherent advantages. Being 'installed' by clicking on a link, which lowers the barrier to a user trying your app. Having data available everywhere. Autoupdating that doesn't involve a download and relaunch." Java Web Start gives you the first, and common networking libs give you the second. For the third, something ina desktop app would need downloading and a restart, though, on the other hand, using a Web app means downloading something on almost every use; a desktop app is always there, so off-line use is likely more robust.