Right. This whole thing reminds me of that one "men will do literally anything rather than go to therapy" meme, except it's "developers will do literally anything rather than make a desktop app". And yes, I read the author's disclaimer about how this isn't just a desktop app, and no, I'm not persuaded that this is filling a need desktop apps didn't already fill.
in principle yes, i agree but one aspect the desktop apps lose, the distribution model. it's way easier to just say "go to this link" and the app is running (no install step, no central store, no "code signing").
> no "code signing"
Other than the looming threat of https requirements.
https doesn't force you to pay taxes to CAs because they got into bed with OSes
I looked at the example app. It was basically a spreadsheet. To me that's what make the internet special is not only can I share my shit but people can their shit w/ me. Sharing is what makes it special.
> You might be thinking, "That's just desktop applications," but that's not what I'm referring to.
Maybe the author should have
In 2024? What a ridiculous notion
How are you supposed to extract value from and control the user??