[AccessD] OT: MS WebMatrix for web development

For many data centric apps, I agree that a vast majority will be moved
to a web interface.  But I just don't see a truly web only world coming
along anytime soon.  There are too many applications which either don't
fit with a web design, or simply won't work with a web design.  Take a
home user that wants to do their budget. No way will the average user
stop using their own spreadsheet program, to put their personal budget
on the web instead.  How about design software, like SolidWorks.... who
would that 'fit' on the web?

I believe the web has gotten massively bigger in the last decade, and I
agree it will continue to get bigger, it just will never be all
consuming.

Drew

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 9:55 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: MS WebMatrix for web development

Most of the POS web stuff I work with is all proprietary applications.
You
would never see any of it unless you work in the particular company...
most
of it is web based or cytrix based and all connected via VPNs.

For example, just check out your Wal-Mart casher... The app on her
station
can be changed every night and every thing sold or brought back, is
calibrated in virtually real time. Sales from all over the world stream
in
to some central office, in the US. (I can not remember where). This is
one
of IBM's big contracts but I have been brought in, from time to time, to
assist with server installs and district wide roll-outs.

There is and always will be a place for desktop apps but their
importance,
especially among the giants of industry who want centralized control,
the
desktop is no longer used other than as a platform from which to support
their web or web interface apps.

That is the way I see everything going but I could be wrong.

Jim

 

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 7:21 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: MS WebMatrix for web development

I've been building web applications for quite some time.  I've seen a
lot of change in web stuff.  Just got my feet wet with an ASP.Net
project.

While I partially agree, that web applications will continue to grow,
and more and more things will be web interfaces, I just can't see the
web as being an all encompassing platform.

Let me give you an example of where web interfaces fall flat.  I go to
the Dell website pretty frequently.  I setup about 1 computer a week, on
average.  So I use the utility on their site that gets the service tag
number of the new machine, to download drivers.  That 'tool', takes
about 20 seconds to install.  It then takes about 15 seconds to get the
service tag.  I have my own VB program that gets the same info through
WMI, in a fraction of a second.

The web is too open.  To give it the power a local application has is
ludicrous.

Just my opinion though.

Drew
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