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Ah yes. Write once, mediocre everywhere. Let's strive for that!
by natesm 15y ago
Ah yes. Write once, mediocre everywhere. Let's strive for that!
- dmix 15y agoJavascript working on multiple platforms (browsers) isn't quite a new concept is it? Sure IE6/7 had poor JS performance but IE7 is nearing death and performance of on mobile browsers is increasing rapidly (as well as CPU performance).
- natesm 15y agoThe performance isn't an issue, but Google Docs still isn't anywhere near the quality of Keynote or Word. iCloud will remove the advantage of instant synchronization, so there aren't many upsides (as a user) to avoiding the native app that adheres to your platform's interface guidelines.
- cageface 15y agoWeb apps were a natural bridge into the "cloud" world but now that we've all gotten good at decoupling our UIs from our backend and building all our web apps like a service native apps can just as easily be natural clients of the cloud.
- johnrob 15y agoUltimately, whoever writes the checks gets to decide what to strive for. If you can afford to hire a developer for each platform, great. Otherwise HTML5 is a compelling alternative.
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