New topic: Intranet vs Desktop App
<http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=26234> Page 1 of 1 [ 2 posts ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message edmerckx99 Post subject: Intranet vs Desktop AppPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:51 am Joined: Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:35 am Posts: 74 Location: Penn USA I am planning to make some software for work. what factors do you need to consider when deciding between the two? intranet website/app or a traditional desktop with a database server. i have some thoughts already but i would like to hear what some people much smarter than i have to say. Top Bob Keeney Post subject: Re: Intranet vs Desktop AppPosted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:08 am Joined: Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:48 am Posts: 1133 Location: Lenexa, KS I think it depends upon what your application is doing. A web app has some clear advantages over a desktop app. But it's hard to get full-featured desktop application features into it. A web app gives you single point of deployment. Updating it's a snap. Things like drag and drop are possible in web apps, but are not a couple of lines of code like in RB. A web app is good for hundreds and thousands of users. If you only have a dozen it's probably overkill. A desktop app isn't as easy to deploy and depending upon your network security a nightmare to update on a regular basis. If you only have a few users a desktop app is probably simpler. Desktops apps made with RB can be done very quickly and act like other applications (for the most part). It really depends upon what your organization generally uses and what it's needs are. No use in forcing a desktop app if they're already using web apps. Likewise, no use forcing a web app if all they use is desktop apps. _________________ Bob K. The Association of REALbasic Professionals http://www.arbp.org/ BKeeney Software Inc. - REALbasic Consulting http://www.bkeeney.com/ BKeeney Briefs Blog For REALbasic Developers http://www.bkeeneybriefs.com/ Top Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending Page 1 of 1 [ 2 posts ] -- Over 900 classes with 18000 functions in one REALbasic plug-in. The Monkeybread Software Realbasic Plugin v8.1. <http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.shtml> [email protected]
