- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 03:16:57 +0000 (UTC)
On Wed, 9 Jun 2004, Ian Bicking wrote: > > My impression is that WHAT is intended to address the more traditional > server-based applications, allowing for richer web interfaces. Perhaps > it would be helpful if there was some clarification on the scope of > WHAT, specifically what is intended by the term "web application." >From http://whatwg.org/: | What are "Web Applications"? | | The term "Web Application" in this context refers to applications | accessed over the World Wide Web by using a Web browser. This group is | not attempting to describe APIs for writing high-end sophisticated | programs such as office productivity suites, graphics manipulation | packages, or 3D games. | | Some of the most famous examples of Web applications currently deployed | are eBay and Amazon. Does that answer your question? If someone can phrase it better I'd be happy to update the site with new text. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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