On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 5:27 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> hh wrote: > >> RG wrote: > >> My bigger question here is what needs to be delivered specifically > >> in a web browser window vs a native app, and why? > > > > This questions browsers ("the web") as platform in general. > > TMHO, you are too late with that question, by 25 years. > > Perhaps just poor writing on my part. I'm not questioning whether web > pages exist or are useful. Of course they are. > > As I think about this more, there seem to be two question here: > > - What are the use-cases where a native app is a better choice > than a web app? > - when the app needs access to the phone's functions (notifications, GPS, screen dimming, text messages, etc) - when it's important that at least some of the app's features work in degraded/denied signal environments (no/low data) - when your users don't understand what they're doing and insist that they can't find your web app in the app store - when you want to ensure that you control the experience; a web app is accessed through the browser which means the browser's navigation and settings take priority > > - What are the perceived benefits of web apps and native apps? > - web apps make your app instantly available to everyone in the world who has internet and a browser - web apps automatically "support" all operating systems and devices, provided they have internet and a browser - web apps don't have to compromise with any of the app stores; you can offer anything you want whenever you want - web apps have more direct access to other web services, so if you need to leverage them it can be easier - native apps can easily be more expensive than web apps for the same functionality because they have more and more specific standards - there are several "hybrid app" options where you get something installed on the phone but it's just the bare minimum, not the whole app; usually it's a native browser that only navigates to the web app > > The first question is about actual capabilities, and the second is about > the psychological drivers of clients and customers, which may or may not > reflect those capabilities. > > -- > Richard Gaskin > Fourth World Systems > Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web > ____________________________________________________________________ > ambassa...@fourthworld.com http://www.FourthWorld.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode