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I hope this article is true, because in that case, web apps like [1] and friends can start being treated like I'm used to treating programs, as binary files or

I hope this article is true, because in that case, web apps like [1] and friends can start being treated like I'm used to treating programs, as binary files or otherwise fungible functions that you can call and get outputs, and if you don't like what one version of the function/binary/program/application does, you can substitute your own or a previous version. Being able to sideload (back in my day it was called installing) applications on mobile devices pushes the power towards the user more, and anything that fights for the users like that is something I can get behind [1] https://webxdc.org/ https://webxdc.org/ because i must shill for deltachat and simplex chat and other applications i love the idea of that i know will very scarcely break through the network lock in effects

curtisblaine 3y ago
webxdc looks very good, but I see that delta-chat doesn't really work with the biggest cloud mail providers without technical knowledge (all of them in the PREPARE state) :(
Vinnl 3y ago
> [installing] applications on mobile devices pushes the power towards the user more On the other hand, on a website I can relatively easily block trackers and suspicious network requests, or ensure that links open in my preferred browser, rather than an app-specific browser that tracks everything I do. I get the attraction of being able to keep and use old versions. But websites give me way more control over what they actually do on my device. (And in practice, in many cases I don't expect the code that runs locally to be the barrier to longevity. As soon as server-side APIs change, having access to an older version of the client code doesn't bring you much.)