> it is a responsive website, they do not have native apps, you can still use it on a phone
I see a largely static site with very little functionality.
During search the site jumps when the progress bar disappears, so you can easily misclick on items in the list (I did at least once).
During checkout it takes a second or so to add additional items to the order (could be long network connectivity, but there's no indication on the page).
I'm supposed to be impressed? You call this an application?
GoDaddy of all sites had all that in mid-2000s. Just checked: they still do, and it's faster, the page doesn't jump around, and additional selections are applied immediately. If something takes time, there's a loading indicator (inline if needed).
Okay, I decided to sign up and see what's there. Literally nothing works, but that's not really important. Here's the sad/funny part:
A static page showing domain details with literally just text on the page and a few icons requires 2.5 megabytes of Javascript.
Yes. This page with almost nothing on it needs 2.5 megabytes of Javascript: https://dmitriid.com/media/6/b/1/f/912c-e91b-4530-af54-09247...
Yes, you said it correctly: "inherently nothing is bloated". You still managed to bloat it. Go and read "Performance Inequality Gap 2024": https://infrequently.org/2024/01/performance-inequality-gap-... (I don't agree with Alex Russel on many things, but his performance analyses are always spot on).
> every website is a potential web app if written responding to screen sizes correctly
Honestly, web people should leave their bubble at least for a nanosecond from time to time. No, a site displaying a few hundred lines of text and a minimally functional checkout (and still doing a rather poor job of it) is not an application.
Having a responsive design does not make a website into an application.
> I do not really understand why you hate web apps that much, just do not use them! use them in your favourite browser or whatever
Because I'm forced to use them as they are the cheapest fastest way to make stuff for people who wouldn't know a good UI/UX (and good apps, and good programming practices) if it stared them in the face. And who cannot even design a text page without requiring enough resources to power a small town.
> whether a sotware shit or not, depends on the developer, not whether it is c++, java, swift, android-java or js...
And yet, the shittiest software is somehow still made for the web, en masse.