Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 30th Oct 2007 20:49 UTC, submitted by Megatux
"Personal computing is currently in a state of transition. While traditionally users have interacted mostly with desktop applications, more and more of them are using web applications. But the latter often fit awkwardly into the document-centric interface of web browsers. And they are surrounded with controls - like back and forward buttons and a location bar - that have nothing to do with interacting with the application itself. Mozilla Labs is launching a series of experiments to bridge the divide in the user experience between web applications and desktop apps and to explore new usability models as the line between traditional desktop and new web applications continues to blur."
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2005-09-14
In theory, perhaps, in practice I find it anything but, especially when you factor in having to deal with things like every browser having major quirks in dealing with various aspects of the specs, let alone that the state of Javascript debugging is laughable at best. Most importantly, none of these languages were designed to do what's being forced on them. They were designed for relatively simple things, not large scale applications and it shows.
Edited 2007-10-31 17:05 UTC