As I am forging through my book, a difficult realization hit me regarding desktop apps versus sites. I open a desktop browser and go to a site where I'm offered an app for my desktop and the site too no matter OS What advantages and disadvantages? Are such apps really the #WWW ?
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Apps integrate with the operating system differently than a browser tab or window. That’s the big advantage for me.
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Replying to @jmspool
Which leads to my thought that a web site and app are different development jobs altogether!

Aug 10, 2021 · 12:03 PM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag @jmspool
In theory the backend development is the same, each is just provided with a different UI for it's native environment.
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As you say, Mike, in theory. Think about what we've moved away from client-server relationships (mostly since restful tech I think) to browser as far more than interpreter, but actual runtime ops - hence Web app/site issues concerning me ;)
Replying to @mholzschlag
Possibly. Certainly the use cases are different. I don’t need a desktop app for my interactions with United. However, desktop apps for Notion and Slack are very nice. (It’s also nice to bring both up in a browser when I’m at someone else’s computer.)
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