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Not really, is a offline chess page not an app? It seems like it would be closer to an app.
by shukantpal 2mo ago
Not really, is a offline chess page not an app? It seems like it would be closer to an app.
- andsoitis 2mo agoWhat does this hypothetical chess page do? And how’s does it do it if it is static?
- Tepix 2mo agoIt uses javascript. Still a static file. Lets you play chess
- andsoitis 2mo agoDon’t you update the DOM to render the pieces as they’re moved?
- californical 2mo agoA static website is one that doesn’t have an associated backend API server, just serves as one or more self contained file assets. The files you serve to the browser are static, not the contents of the page itself Updating the dom can happen with only individual assets, so it’s a static site
- shepherdjerred 2mo agowhen someone describes a static site/app they generally mean there is no backend. not that the frontend is a static image for example you can service static sites from S3 that have HTML/CSS/JS but no API or DB
- TonyStr 2mo agoYou misunderstand the meaning of static web pages. Here's a short explanation of the terms: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn_web_development/Howto/Web_mechanics/What_is_a_web_server#:~:text=A%20static%20web%20server%2C%20or%20stack https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn_web_developme...