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Web Apps Have Changed the Internet Landscape
I always thought of open source software as a mere second finisher to commercially available software, but I am starting to see things from a different perspective. The web has changed significantly since it's early days of static HTML-only pages, and now supports powerful and user-friendly programming technologies like XHTML, CSS, AJAX, JavaScript and Flash. Along with the widespread adoption of these standards have come very useful and interactive web sites, which are often now referred to as "Web Apps."
The advent of Web Apps has significantly changed the landscape of the internet. In the past, we would have to find and view information online but if we wanted to edit or manipulate that information, we would have to use programs which ran locally. Now, we're able to do both things online and do so in a much more dynamic way.
The characteristics which distinguish a Web Site from a Web App are starting to overlap, as we see Web Sites becoming more interactive and approaching the functionality of traditional PC-based applications. One example of this is Facebook, but other great web applications include Google Docs, Photoshop Express, and even MuxTape. The newest and most innovative Web Sites are using similar methods to create an even more rewarding and useful web experience than we are used to.
Since these Web Apps are built using programming languages which have only recently been standardized for use on the web, they are limited in a sense by the browser in which they run. The Chrome browser is designed specifically with this changing landscape in mind. Compared to Firefox and Internet Explorer, which are based on older architectures, Chrome is able to run the latest Web Apps smoothly and with ease. This has enabled the further progress of Web Apps by providing an ideal environment in which to take advantage of these new technologies.
Thanks for reading, if anyone has any comments or corrections I would love to hear them.
The advent of Web Apps has significantly changed the landscape of the internet. In the past, we would have to find and view information online but if we wanted to edit or manipulate that information, we would have to use programs which ran locally. Now, we're able to do both things online and do so in a much more dynamic way.
The characteristics which distinguish a Web Site from a Web App are starting to overlap, as we see Web Sites becoming more interactive and approaching the functionality of traditional PC-based applications. One example of this is Facebook, but other great web applications include Google Docs, Photoshop Express, and even MuxTape. The newest and most innovative Web Sites are using similar methods to create an even more rewarding and useful web experience than we are used to.
Since these Web Apps are built using programming languages which have only recently been standardized for use on the web, they are limited in a sense by the browser in which they run. The Chrome browser is designed specifically with this changing landscape in mind. Compared to Firefox and Internet Explorer, which are based on older architectures, Chrome is able to run the latest Web Apps smoothly and with ease. This has enabled the further progress of Web Apps by providing an ideal environment in which to take advantage of these new technologies.
Thanks for reading, if anyone has any comments or corrections I would love to hear them.
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