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leob

I was about to start arguing again lol but I do have to admit you have a point here. Look at the mobile ecosystems (Android and iOS), where there's a clear market for native client apps which aren't web based, but which use web tech (HTTP, JSON and so on) to communicate with the backend.

So yeah I'd say use HTTP and all of the web standards on the backend (and in MOST cases do NOT Javascript or node.js there, use a proper language) but for the client I'd argue we should have more choice than just HTML/JS/CSS. Something like the iOS or Android app model but then for the desktop.

P.S. on a tangential note, you're clearly a Microsoft fan but I'll never forgive them their monopolistic practices of the 90s, which included threatening PC manufacturers if they'd dare offer Linux on their hardware, or anything non-MS. I have to say they've changed a lot and they sing a different tune now, but the days of Steve Ballmer were horrible (and so was Windows back then).