On May 23, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Walter Bright <newshou...@digitalmars.com> wrote:
> On 5/22/2012 2:55 PM, Nick Sabalausky wrote: >> I'm sure Google Docs is fast(-ish) on that 64-bit multi-core 8GB RAM, SSD >> storage machine, but when it takes that kind of hardware just to run a >> what's really just a basic word processor, you know something has gone >> horribly, horibly wrong. > > Heh, no way I'd use a laggy text editor. > > Also, given the sporadic arbitrary random delays in my internet connection, > there's no way I'd buy into heavily using an interactive app that relies on a > 100% connection. You shouldn't need a 100% connection if the app is designed correctly. Modern browsers have some kind of persistent storage solution for web apps.