- From: Tobie Langel <tobie@w3.org>
- Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:50:03 +0200
- To: "Appelquist Daniel (UK)" <Daniel.Appelquist@telefonica.com>
- Cc: "public-web-mobile@w3.org" <public-web-mobile@w3.org>, Robert Shilston <robert.shilston@ft.com>
On Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Appelquist Daniel (UK) wrote: > From: Robert Shilston <robert.shilston@ft.com (mailto:robert.shilston@ft.com)> > Date: Friday, 18 October 2013 19:58 > > [snip] > > > > This is certainly a very interesting conversation. However, I wonder > > whether spending lots of effort on identifying gaps and pushing forwards > > initiatives to close them will mean web developers are permanently trying > > to catch up and > > feel second-rate citizens in the mobile world. I think it there is > > value in considering where the web is already ahead, or where it has the > > potential to be ahead. Then lets celebrate those AND ensure that we're > > remaining ahead. Let's make native applications > > feel they need to catch up with the web rather than vice-versa. > > I do not disagree. However I think we have to look squarely at why native > app platforms are currently the approach of choice for mobile application > developers even though they are not cross-platform. The mobile Web has > unique advantages - linkability, cross-platform deployment, etc... but > developers are still choosing to go native. The research that Dimitris is > sharing with us is looking at that aspect: if the Web can learn from the > success of native app development and incorporate certain aspects of > native approaches - e.g. APIs - then we can start to close that gap. We > will start to see more app developers embracing the Web as a development > and deployment platform of choice. > > I think there is room in this discussion both for shoring up the Web > platform / closing the gap AND also for exploring where the Web > differentiates and pulls ahead of native platforms. But we cannot be in > denial of the fact that native app platforms are kicking the Web's ass > right now. Otherwise we are just fiddling while Rome burns. ^ Every bit of this. --tobie
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