Web vs Native (was Re: HTML5 limitations?)

[Richard Gaskin]

hh wrote:

 >> Mike K. wrote:
 >> My perception is that the web experience is very close to a desktop-
 >> native experience, and the two are almost interchangable. Running an
 >> app in a browser feels and works almost the same as a native one
 >> does.
 >
 > The HTML5 standalone builder...
...
 > @Mike.
 > Your experience is *much* better. May be I'm making even basic
 > mistakes that cause an essential loss of speed and/or performance.

I'm not sure if Mike was thinking in terms of LC's C++ -> JS -> LC 
method.  My own question was about web deployment in general.  I 
certainly have more experience with LC, but don't mind JS and definitely 
enjoy the small size and great performance of writing directly in 
browser-native DOM/JS.  With the biggest companies in the industry 
throwing giant piles of money into JS engines, it's become very 
performant.

Subjectively I wouldn't put it on par with native apps (FB's web 
implementation is poor compared to their native app, and things like 
Google Docs feel a bit clumsy to me compared with LibreOffice).  But for 
things that need to be confined to a browser, JS is very nice.

My bigger question here is what needs to be delivered specifically in a 
web browser window vs a native app, and why?

So many mixed messages coming from audiences these days....

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  Richard Gaskin
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