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why are people "cobbling out applications if it is so hard?" - shame for one. I think many people feel ashamed to abandon the hard path and take the easy path.
by flashgordon 18y ago
why are people "cobbling out applications if it is so hard?" - shame for one. I think many people feel ashamed to abandon the hard path and take the easy path. But, open standards aside (which should be the real reason), if something fits well (both as a solution and with adoption) why not?
- gruseom 18y agowhy are people "cobbling out applications if it is so hard?" - shame for one. Oh come on. There are a lot of smart people making Ajax apps. They can't all be doing it for a dumb reason.
- flashgordon 18y agoactually shame is not such a dumb reason... combine that with uncertainty of the future... if an open standard fails then people wont get too much flak for following it as it was an "open" standard.. starting following or adopting a proprietary and how are you going to explain (to who ever you have to explain) your choice of the chosen standard, when (a) open standards do take over or (b) a different proprietary standard wins the war? dont get me wrong.. i never said smart people dont do Ajax. On the contrary you have to have lots of patience and brains to want to play around with the inconsistencies with a billion browsers. Lack of said brain cells made me take the easy way out ...