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0 pointsteakettle423y ago0 comments

> The fact that browser apps replaced desktop apps eventually

They did? I mean, I'm forced to use crap browser apps for work (i.e. Slack), but it's very early to be declaring the desktop app dead.

> At a certain hardware level, UX is not perceptibly different between native and Web based ...

Hard disagree.

> ... yet development much easier with cross platform target

Well, yes. There we can finally agree. It's all about cost; hiring cheap web developers to churn out something acceptable, if never good.

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RC_ITR3y ago

This is a classic 'My job is X, so I presume people doing Y also have the same experience"

Software developers and PM's can generally get by with a browser, but woah boy good luck getting the finance world off of desktop Excel/Bloomberg (as the most prominent example of an immovable force against browser apps).

happymellon3y ago

But even folks in the "happy path", of using VS Code and Slack find that the web apps are slow and terrible.

The only people who seem to think this is any good appear to be in their 20's and not actually experienced with desktop apps.

testbjjl3y ago

> The only people who seem to think this is any good appear to be in their 20's and not actually experienced with desktop apps.

So it’s just a matter of time until this swing of the pendulum is complete. Then we can rediscover Qt and Tcl/Tk.

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