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I'm torn on it, but I think I'm mostly in the thin-client camp. I don't have Slack or Zoom or just about anything other than my dev tools installed locally. I k
by christophilus 4y ago
I'm torn on it, but I think I'm mostly in the thin-client camp. I don't have Slack or Zoom or just about anything other than my dev tools installed locally. I kind of view Zoom (and most opaque software blobs) as a bit sketchy / a virus waiting to happen if I install it. But I can use all of these just fine in my browser which has a much better (though not bulletproof) sandbox than my native apps get. Also, I can use them on Linux, which isn't always the case with native apps.
So. In all, SPAs and thin clients for the win, in my book.
- theragra 4y agoThey win, but they are so slow in comparison to the native apps, it is a pity. Android-like sandbox + native apps is the best approach. Too bad Windows store failed. Also, Linux packages (Ubuntu) or even Snaps did not work too well for me when I tried last time
- couchand 4y agoI don't trust Zoom, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't trust any video client. Zoom is uniquely untrustworthy in the wide world of software.