Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!news-out.readnews.com!transit4.readnews.com!panix!not-for-mail From: Grant Edwards Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Re: Future standard GUI library Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 20:37:02 +0000 (UTC) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Lines: 17 Message-ID: References: <20130522154233.fe5263cb231c375fc60c7c9b@gmx.net> <20130523174145.22a6c46f586b0a1f656d2412@gmx.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl.comtrol.com X-Trace: reader1.panix.com 1369341422 5520 64.122.56.22 (23 May 2013 20:37:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 20:37:02 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Linux) Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:45842 On 2013-05-23, Wolfgang Keller wrote: >> But there's another option that is available to every platform and >> (practially) every high level language: the web browser. Make your app >> serve HTTP and do up your UI in HTML5/CSS3 - your facilities are >> pretty extensive. Plus you get networking support for free! Obviously >> this option isn't for everyone, but don't discount it out of hand. > > Both the concept and actually implemented examples of so-called "web > applications" prove that they are just plain garbage and hopelessly > unusable for anything remotely resembling actual screenwork. What is "screenwork"? -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Am I elected yet? at gmail.com