I think most people like the convenience of not having to install a desktop app for every single thing they use their computers for. The space alone on that would get kind of crazy. I use my computer for a lot and a lot of the time I have a web app open.
That's the good thing: Most things people need come preinstalled with their computers, even e-mail clients. What else? Office software? A one-time installation.
The space alone on that would get kind of crazy.
A funny claim, given that web-based software (running on a headless web browser), like Visual Studio Code and Slack, makes the largest downloads today. Good desktop software is notably smaller, faster and more secure than its web equivalents.
People do a lot more on their computers than just microsoft office and default email. Sometimes it's just easier to open one desktop app (the browser) and do a lot from there. The average user doesn't really care much about technical specs, they just want convenience.
The average user doesn't really care much about technical specs, they just want convenience.
Desktop applications are convenient.
why are you anti web app?
I even dislike the term "web app". The web is not an application platform, the browser is an application. You cannot run a web browser without installing a local piece of software - so why do you think every other piece of software needs to run inside it?
"Web applications" are:
much more insecure than desktop applications because a web browser is a huge security risk itself (check cvedetails.com) and malvertising (thus, JavaScript) is a giant danger
much slower than desktop applications because interpreted code running in a sandbox running in a virtual machine running on a web browser... you get the point
much more resource-hungry than desktop applications because interpreted code running in a sandbox running in a virtual machine running on a web browser... you get the point
much less flexible than desktop applications because you're bound to one dynamic language, one description language and one style language
Honestly, "web applications" are a thing for consumers. My mother would love them. Once you care what actually happens to your computer, you should be afraid of them.
Well we could standardize a file format for making desktop applications using HTML, CSS, and JS so that you'd just run the file with the browser of your choice, but then at that point you're making an open source jar file (which could be a good idea if done right)
If you buy a computer for nothing else but using the web, that might be fine. But I don't.
I think most people like the convenience of not having to install a desktop app for every single thing they use their computers for. The space alone on that would get kind of crazy. I use my computer for a lot and a lot of the time I have a web app open.
That's the good thing: Most things people need come preinstalled with their computers, even e-mail clients. What else? Office software? A one-time installation.
A funny claim, given that web-based software (running on a headless web browser), like Visual Studio Code and Slack, makes the largest downloads today. Good desktop software is notably smaller, faster and more secure than its web equivalents.
Bring one counter-example please.
People do a lot more on their computers than just microsoft office and default email. Sometimes it's just easier to open one desktop app (the browser) and do a lot from there. The average user doesn't really care much about technical specs, they just want convenience.
Out of curiosity, why are you anti web app?
Desktop applications are convenient.
I even dislike the term "web app". The web is not an application platform, the browser is an application. You cannot run a web browser without installing a local piece of software - so why do you think every other piece of software needs to run inside it?
"Web applications" are:
Honestly, "web applications" are a thing for consumers. My mother would love them. Once you care what actually happens to your computer, you should be afraid of them.
Your mileage may (and obviously does) vary.
How do you quote in the comments? :)
By using Markdown. I'm pretty sure that someone wrote a web app for that if you wish ...
Ok I didn't invent web apps, no need to get upset with me... but thanks for the link.
You would notice if I was upset ... :-)
However, 1:30 AM here. Good night. ;-)
Good night. lol, had to.
Well we could standardize a file format for making desktop applications using HTML, CSS, and JS so that you'd just run the file with the browser of your choice, but then at that point you're making an open source
jarfile (which could be a good idea if done right)those programs are big because they're packaging the whole headless browser with them which is unnecessary.
And still slow and insecure, even without it...