Sure, deploying a web app to a server is easier than distributing thick client updates to many recipients, but that's a lucky side-effect. I stand by my claim that the web browser is a woefully inadequate host for business applications. I even have an example from today ...
A Blazor app version update was published, with some small fixes and UI tweaks which required css changes. I get a report that some clients are seeing parts of the page squashed or the text is ugly mixed sizes. After some back-and-forth with suggested quick fixes, the only fix was to clear the browser cache and restart the browser, which is really irritating for non-technical clients. I'm sure there are ways around this problem, with special meta tags or similar tricks, but it's more hoops to jump through and a good example of just how crappy the web browser is for business use. -- *Greg* On Fri, 8 Sept 2023 at 13:08, David Connors via ozdotnet < ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote: > > > On Fri, 8 Sept 2023 at 12:06, Greg Keogh via ozdotnet < > ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote > >> I must end on a sad note. ASP.NET, Blazor, JS, or whatever, all >> finish-up rendering in a web browser. It's tragic that the ancient dumb web >> browser is now the only host for web apps, and that we must attempt to >> present serious business applications using HTML, CSS and JS. The web >> browser was invented so we could have flame wars and look at pictures of >> cats and porn, it's barely evolved since then and it's completely >> inadequate for rendering business applications. Sure it can, but look at >> the flaming hoops and all the weird quirks you have to jump through. Web >> development is in a lamentable state. >> > > You have a short memory of what it was like deploying apps back when thick > clients were the only option. Modern web has done more to streamline ops > than anything else and reduced application deployment to pushing code to an > app service and end-user deployment to pasting a link in an e-mail or IM. > > > -- > ozdotnet mailing list > To manage your subscription, access archives: https://codify.mailman3.com/
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