Re: The Web (HTML) Sux

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On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:58:31 +0000, Nuno Silva wrote:

> On 2025-12-27, rbowman wrote:
> 
>> On 27 Dec 2025 08:29:46 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>>
>>> That's fine, you want to write an application in a web browser, you
>>> can do that. I won't use it because I think it's a wasteful and
>>> fragile approach, but I'll find/write a native program instead.
>>
>> Real world scenario: The legacy system consisted of several Motif based
>> GUIs, plus many backend daemons. For updates or bug fixes the GUIs have
>> to be copied to several workstations in the dispatch center.
>>
>> It doesn't end there. In today's world every police car, fire engine,
>> and ambulance has a laptop running applications. For bug fixes or
>> updates with native programs you have to cycle each of those laptops
>> through the shop, potentially a couple of hundred updates.
>>
>> Enter the web app. It runs in the browser, and is distributed from a
>> central server. Update or make a bug fix on the server, all the client
>> apps are automatically updated.
>>
>> Which is more resource intensive, has the most downtime, and has the
>> potential for outdated native programs?
> 
> This still leaves the browser and the system to be updated. And HTTP(S)
> caching.
> 
> I think the most sensible approach here could actually be the
> purpose-specific non-web-application with versioning, so that several
> versions can be run in parallel.

Feel free to implement that in your industry. I don't mean that to be 
sarcastic but it would be bucking the trend.  Public safety did back off 
from 'the cloud' a bit when the problems became apparent but in most 
sectors SaaS is the trend.

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