On 10/2/06, MB Software Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Am I in the minority who thinks that there are still places for smart/rich/fat clients instead of browser based apps?
Yes. But being in the minority is not such a bad thing. The majority drinks Bud. I've developed in-house intranet web-based apps for clients and they are delighted with what they can get out of them. But I still can't (and don't want to) wean other clients off rich-client apps that have grids and pivot tables, easy to comprehend multiple windows, report writers, PDF generation, email integration, etc. Sovereign rich-client apps still rock. That said, a lot of people's needs can be met with rich web apps. However, I'm not satisfied that the state of the art has yet been reached for the Javascript/DHTML/XMLRequest stuff that's running around as "AJAX" right now. JavaScript appears to be a language with serious security issues, and I am not comfortable basing a client's business on technology that shaky. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
