[NF] Desktop Development in the roaring 20s

2021-03-29 Thread Stephen Russell
Most of the group will remember Robert Green. https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Visual-Studio-Toolbox/Choices-in-Desktop-Development An easy quick session that explains various opportunities available today. The statement Apps are Apps is so true. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Analyst Ring Container T

Re: [NF] Desktop Development in the roaring 20s

2021-03-29 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
It used to be that you could get a much richer user experience in a desktop app compared to a web app for many head-down data entry kinds of apps.  Is that still true to the most extent? On 3/29/2021 10:32 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: Most of the group will remember Robert Green. https://chann

Re: [NF] Desktop Development in the roaring 20s

2021-03-30 Thread Paul Hemans
I would say that those days are just about done. With webAssembly and interfaces like d3.js, three.js and gaming engines such as babylonjs it is hard for me to justify writing a traditional interface. One of the key points though for data based applications is the fluid use of linking between topi

Re: [NF] Desktop Development in the roaring 20s

2021-03-30 Thread Stephen Russell
Richer is word that can be used in two different ways. The pure speed of input of a document is negligible between the two environments. Identification of data that is pertinent to the overall transaction, that being can we make the customer buy more. Amazon nails that with images of items that

Re: [NF] Desktop Development in the roaring 20s

2021-03-31 Thread Alan Bourke
> It used to be that you could get a much richer user experience in a > desktop app compared to a web app for many head-down data entry kinds of > apps. Is that still true to the most extent? Purely in terms of UI it's less and less true all the time - however the work involved to approach tha

Re: [NF] Desktop Development in the roaring 20s

2021-04-02 Thread Paul Hemans
I built an app that allows access to local devices and data while still being a browser, if anyone needs help in that area. On Wed, 31 Mar. 2021, 9:57 pm Alan Bourke, wrote: > > It used to be that you could get a much richer user experience in a > > desktop app compared to a web app for many hea

Re: [NF] Desktop Development in the roaring 20s

2021-04-02 Thread Ed Leafe
On Mar 31, 2021, at 14:11, Paul Hemans wrote: > > I built an app that allows access to local devices and data while still > being a browser, if anyone needs help in that area. I built a desktop app that communicates with a server via HTTP, allowing the app to update itself, with all the logic o

Re: [NF] Desktop Development in the roaring 20s

2021-04-02 Thread Malcolm Greene
Ed, > https://pyvideo.org/pycon-us-2010/creating-rich-client-applications-using-dabo.html Is there a higher-res version of that presentation? Malcolm ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listi

Re: [NF] Desktop Development in the roaring 20s

2021-04-02 Thread Ed Leafe
On Apr 2, 2021, at 09:35, Malcolm Greene wrote: > >> https://pyvideo.org/pycon-us-2010/creating-rich-client-applications-using-dabo.html > > Is there a higher-res version of that presentation? Unfortunately, that was pretty much state-of-the-art with conference recording back in those days.

Re: [NF] Desktop Development in the roaring 20s

2021-04-02 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 4/2/2021 10:26 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: On Mar 31, 2021, at 14:11, Paul Hemans wrote: I built an app that allows access to local devices and data while still being a browser, if anyone needs help in that area. I built a desktop app that communicates with a server via HTTP, allowing the app to u