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So, if the next fight will be apps vs web (or screen vs browser), what does this mean for us hackers? And what about Facebook? Already we create a web app, a m
by jlees 15y ago
So, if the next fight will be apps vs web (or screen vs browser), what does this mean for us hackers? And what about Facebook?
Already we create a web app, a mobile version, an API, a Chrome extension, a Firefox extension, a Facebook app, not to mention mobile and tablet apps for anywhere between 1 and 6 platforms.
Isn't this all getting particularly spaghetti-like? Weren't we supposed to have platform convergence, not platform divergence? There's a good opportunity here for "write once, deploy everywhere" code/platforms, and methodologies that maximise DRY while playing to each platform's strengths.
- amirnathoo 15y agoThere's a good opportunity here for "write once, deploy everywhere" code/platforms Working on it... http://www.webmynd.com http://www.webmynd.com
- melvinram 15y agoThe various platforms you mention really serve different purposes and users use them with very different intentions.
- RyanMcGreal 15y agoDivergence = competition = innovation. The worst thing that could happen is One Platform To Rule Them All, if that platform is controlled by a company for its own interests.
- patrickaljord 15y ago> The worst thing that could happen is One Platform To Rule Them All, if that platform is controlled by a company for its own interests. The web is not controlled by one company. Edit: For the downvoters, the html5 APIs are made of contributions from mozilla, microsoft, opera, yahoo, apple, google and many more. How many companies participate in writing the iOS API?
- billybob 15y agoExactly. Web standards - or standards in general - are not a player in a competition; they are a field upon which to play. We want everyone playing on that field.
- RyanMcGreal 15y agoThank you. I couldn't have stated it better.