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The funny part is, the anti-mac core principles pretty much described the Web up until recently, but now we're starting to go backwards by making web apps look
by tdavis 18y ago
The funny part is, the anti-mac core principles pretty much described the Web up until recently, but now we're starting to go backwards by making web apps look and feel more like desktop apps.
- unalone 18y agoYeah. I mean, I like a lot of the innovation on the web, but that's just it - innovation. I see a lot of these apps wasting resources to look and feel like a desktop, and I wonder - why? The Internet can do more than that. It's open to direct URL access. You can make a site that does one thing and does it well and have it much more convenient and accessible.
- tdavis 18y agoExactly. A good example of what I consider the "Right" way can be found by looking at a bunch of the Google App Engine sites that are out there -- many of the most useful ones just expose some specific functionality via a REST interface. Give it X, you get back Y.
- unalone 18y agoWhat App Engine sites would you recommend? I'll be honest: I don't know if I've ever seen one in action.