Stephen Russell wrote: > On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 3:45 AM, geoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Bottom line, I can't bring myself to learn that messy shit. ;-) >> >> I understand how you feel. What is there about a webapp that you cant >> do better faster and easier in a desktop custom app? As a database >> developer where forms are pre-designed and we know what to expect in >> advance I see a webapp as utterly pointless. Browsers are incredibly >> flexible - so use them for flexible applications. Databases are >> definately NOT flexible apps so don t use them in browsers. Seems >> obvious to me. > --------------------------------------- > What? a db is just a service that your application calls. It is data > storage and some rules. > > A web app has the power of change. Quick change, across the world > with very little impact on your infrastructure when you do. The > ability to add another language allowing your app to open up another > market is easy in a web environment.
As opposed to difficult in a desktop app? C'mon! > > CSS to control the look of your site is fantastic. Making a change in > that layout will save you from hitting every form in your winform > system. You mean as in using classes and inheritance or composition? _______________________________________________ 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 Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** 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.
