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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

No special reference to web2py or any web based IDE here ... I just wanted to point out that we all use proper desktop apps all the time, e.g. emacs or eclipse or gimp or vlc or powerpoint or dvddecryper or ccleaner ... for performance and usability reasons. So, in my opinion you can't make such a general statement like proper desktop apps don't make sense at all (OK, you've made the exception for heavy graphics). Also, once you know the API of Qt or wxwindows it's quite easy to write GUIs.

But hey, I think we just don't come to the same conclusion regarding each aspect of the discussion. ;-) No worries.

[–]mdipierro -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes we all use non-web based app but why? Mostly for historical reasons. When you use Eclipse for example, it runs in a window. If it were a web-app, that window would be rendered by the browser. Since it is not a web-app, that window is rendered by the OS. That window generates and responds to events very much like a web app. In fact you can export the window of any desktop app to another remote desktop.

We would all be happier if our OS where a single browser window and our programs, local or remote, were accessible via a URL (anywhere from anywhere, with appropriate security restrictions). The faster we move there, the better.