Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:54:39 -0400, Chad J thusly wrote: > Jeremie Pelletier wrote: > >> We can make programs that switch between GUI backends, most just don't >> go in that direction. Its as easy as graphics engines having GL and DX >> backends for their render system.
Web 2.0 toolkits are platform neutral. You can define your own GUI with javascript & html & css. The interfaces (ajax, javascript, css, html, xml) have all been standardized. The objects on the GUI also do not waste low level handles like the traditional GUI toolkits do. I am sure that more locally usable Web 2.0 desktop applications are coming in the next few years.
