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I've stopped working on web projects about ten years ago and it's still shocking how much was missing from even the most basic things compared to other UI frame
by dep_b 5y ago
I've stopped working on web projects about ten years ago and it's still shocking how much was missing from even the most basic things compared to other UI frameworks that often had it for decades.
It's quite sad that there's apparently no other direction than "JavaScript and the web will replace every type of application eventually". I mean look how well Microsoft Word (native) works compared to Microsoft Teams (some JS hodgepodge). And not just the day by day use, but also stuff like AppleScript support. Especially highlighted by the stand still we used to have on mobile computer CPU's until recently. Everything just got slower and slower.
- divan 5y agoThank you for this comment. It's scary to think that majority of the tech-savvy people in the world never question sanity of web stack and don't see how badly it is unfit for making UI apps. I switched to Flutter few years ago, and now making all apps with it (which gives web version out of the box along with native ios/android/linux/windows/mac). Hard to believe people still wasting their time on CSS/JS/HTML for new projects and call hacks like this "amazing".
- yohannparis 5y agoBecause the Web stack is not for making UI apps. Things evolve slowly based on needs, like the `aspect-ratio` property.
- divan 5y agoOf course it's not. Yet it's hard to find non-Electron desktop apps nowadays.