I think hybrid apps are more powerful. I like to use HTML5 for the UI layer, but do the heavy lifting in native code.<br><br>I think it's a model that can be put to good use with PhoneGap/Cordova. As I understand it, they allow native code modules to call directly into HTML5 (and vice-versa).<br>
<br> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:41 PM, Jukka K. Korpela <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jukka.k.korpela@kolumbus.fi" target="_blank">jukka.k.korpela@kolumbus.fi</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Lately I've been seeing a lot of hype (from Google and Mozilla mostly) about how powerful HTML5 apps are getting, and I can certainly attest to that. HTML5 apps are really gaining a lot of leverage. I currently use Google Drive (formally Docs) for a lot of my school work, and I can say it's pretty powerful. So I can really see a lot of web apps taking over the Desktop apps. I see a lot advantages to doing this. What do you guys think? Could web apps, the cloud, take over? Is the take over already here?<br>
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There's a lot going on in the area of "HTML5 applications", but it is mostly tangential to what is called "HTML5" at W3C and "HTML Living Standard" at WHATWG. "HTML5 application" has become a common expression, but it has little to do with HTML5; instead, it refers to programming applications in JavaScript, with the intent of running them in browser engines. For this, you need at least a little piece of HTML and in practice CSS as well. But there is no specific need for a particular version of HTML.<br>
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What is called "HTML5" at W3C and "HTML Living Standard" at WHATWG contains many features that are application-oriented, aimed (among other things) making it easier to create "HTML5 applications". For example, application cache and localStorage. But useful as they may be, on supporting browsers, they are not necessary for "HTML5 applications".<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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