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Modern interfaces revolve around mobile and touch interfaces. The narrow/small buttons don't work consistently enough in this context and presents many usability and accessibility issues. I look at it and remember those days, and
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I wasn't trying to debate. I'm providing you a summary of what the general debate looks like after hundreds and hundreds of debates. But let us take this post as a spring off point. You presume there is a baby. Both your posts
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I've debated the topic for over a decade now. You make it sound like the majority of the research is sound or that the majority of the actors are good and honest. The layout on the ground is true to how the grandparent lays it out. Q
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Vultr allows you to use a pure pre-pay option. You can even pay with crypto and forgo the credit card. Your account gets shut down when you run out of funds.
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The web is the closest we have to an open universal platform. If you want the most bang for the buck as a business in developing widely accessible software, you build a website/webapp first.
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Some of these stated issues aren't universal. There are frameworks that pair a server side rendered page with a switchover to SPA. Providing the user with a pre-rendered page with a follow on JS bundle that loads the SPA and the swit
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PWA installs are another way to get onto a system. It's less resource intensive as you leverage the browser already installed on the system. It doesn't work if you need extensive access to local hardware. But if you're main
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I'm an efficiency freak, so I understand what you're saying. But let us be realistic. I just loaded www.amazon.com - 17.8 MB transferred when it finally stopped. Arguably one of the most successful websites in the world. A 5MB ass
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Anyone trying to beat you up on price or haggle tends to fit in this bucket. If they love the service the price won't be much of an obstacle.
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I spent years and years in the "I just need a good idea" rut. In reality they are everywhere. Every spreadsheet sitting on a company computer, doing some work no other system will do, is a potential SaaS niche. It does help to e
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Once upon a time it was nailed. Screws are a relatively recent change, I've used both. The problem with nails is that they walk out over time. Secondarily, they can become "squeaky" when used in floors.