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But there IS a distinction between web site and web app. Blogs, news, forums and the like should not be web apps, they shouldn't use client side rendering and f

But there IS a distinction between web site and web app. Blogs, news, forums and the like should not be web apps, they shouldn't use client side rendering and fancy widgets. The Spotify web player however IS a web app, and it would suck tremendously if it wasn't built as such. Can we stop with the black and white reasoning already? Yes, many things that claim to be web apps today shouldn't be, but that doesn't mean there aren't legitimate uses for it them.

CmonDev 13y ago
Spotify desktop app is awesome. There is no real need for a web app.
- dphnx 13y ago
  Elements of the Spotify desktop app (though not all of it) are built using web technologies. They use the Chromium Embedded Framework: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_Embedded_Framework#Applications_using_CEF http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_Embedded_Framework#App...
- bubblesorting 13y ago
  In my experience, the Spotify desktop app has spotty[1]-at-best linux support, but the webapp seems to do fine. [1] HAH!
- ryanbrunner 13y ago
  Except that web apps offer a lot of conveniences for both end users and developers. You never need to update your software on an end-users machine (or write complicated auto-update code) and you can be guaranteed that it will work on any random computer you come across without needing to install anything.
  - jeff558 13y ago
    "you can be guaranteed that it will work on any random computer you come across without needing to install anything" Hah. I call bullshit on that. Also, most apps worth a damn are long-lived and become quite stable after a while. Most web apps are trend-driven garbage that gets turned over every 12 months.
- will_work4tears 13y ago
  Well, I can only install certain apps on my work computer, and Spotify is not on the CON, but I can use the web app (and is fine here to listen to music while working). I'd argue that there are valid use cases for a web app.

CmonDev 13y ago

Spotify desktop app is awesome. There is no real need for a web app.

dphnx 13y ago
Elements of the Spotify desktop app (though not all of it) are built using web technologies. They use the Chromium Embedded Framework: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_Embedded_Framework#Applications_using_CEF http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_Embedded_Framework#App...
bubblesorting 13y ago
In my experience, the Spotify desktop app has spotty[1]-at-best linux support, but the webapp seems to do fine. [1] HAH!
ryanbrunner 13y ago
Except that web apps offer a lot of conveniences for both end users and developers. You never need to update your software on an end-users machine (or write complicated auto-update code) and you can be guaranteed that it will work on any random computer you come across without needing to install anything.
- jeff558 13y ago
  "you can be guaranteed that it will work on any random computer you come across without needing to install anything" Hah. I call bullshit on that. Also, most apps worth a damn are long-lived and become quite stable after a while. Most web apps are trend-driven garbage that gets turned over every 12 months.
will_work4tears 13y ago
Well, I can only install certain apps on my work computer, and Spotify is not on the CON, but I can use the web app (and is fine here to listen to music while working). I'd argue that there are valid use cases for a web app.