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Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface?

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Erwin Moller wrote:
> On 1/20/2012 11:05 AM, M. Strobel wrote:
>> Am 20.01.2012 10:43, schrieb crankypuss:
> 
> <snip>
> 
>>> Thank you for your opinion, but I've done "true GUI programming" and 
>>> I've had a
>>> bellyful of talking paper-clips and wiggling icons.
>>
>> Yeah. But the forced limitations in web design is not the solution.
> 
> Hi Strobel,
> 
> You cannot say that in such general terms.
> If you are fluent in PHP and web-related technics, it is very tempting 
> to want more and develop desktop-apps using those technologies.
> I know I want to.
> Comparing them to slow M$ stuff makes no sense.
> M$ seldom do things right.
>


Look in philosophical terms what you are saying here is more or less 'I 
want to use a browser and associated web server as my GUI API rather 
than the underlying native GUI API'


Which is all fine and dandy if that GUI suits the application.

And is one accepts platform independent and WAN ready from the word 'go'.

BUT is not always the optimal paradigm, and usually means writing in 
rather badly implemented and poor languages, that are deliberately 
crippled for security reasons  - javascript/PHP and the like.

That's not to say you can't write web apps but it is possibly making a 
rod for your own back if you do.

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approaches to PHP-based application interface? crankypuss <no@email.thanks> - 2012-01-19 04:18 -0700
  Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-01-19 15:00 +0000
    Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? crankypuss <no@email.thanks> - 2012-01-20 01:53 -0700
      Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-01-20 10:27 +0100
        Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? crankypuss <no@email.thanks> - 2012-01-20 02:43 -0700
          Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? "M. Strobel" <sorry_no_mail_here@nowhere.dee> - 2012-01-20 11:05 +0100
            Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? Erwin Moller <erwinmollerusenet@xs4all.nl> - 2012-01-20 11:37 +0100
              Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-01-20 11:04 +0000
                Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? Erwin Moller <erwinmollerusenet@xs4all.nl> - 2012-01-20 12:24 +0100
                Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2012-01-20 11:34 +0000
                Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2012-01-20 07:03 -0500
                Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? Erwin Moller <erwinmollerusenet@xs4all.nl> - 2012-01-20 13:13 +0100
      Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? Erwin Moller <erwinmollerusenet@xs4all.nl> - 2012-01-20 10:43 +0100
        Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? crankypuss <no@email.thanks> - 2012-01-20 05:21 -0700
          Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? Erwin Moller <erwinmollerusenet@xs4all.nl> - 2012-01-20 14:46 +0100
  Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2012-01-21 12:10 -0600
  Re: approaches to PHP-based application interface? Erwin Moller <erwinmollerusenet@xs4all.nl> - 2012-01-26 16:12 +0100

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