tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934075561374752090.post5693927752995644998..comments2023-08-30T20:25:30.205-07:00Comments on Ranting, Technically Speaking: PC apps are dead?Dom617bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746909226984797376noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934075561374752090.post-36099732982420415012012-03-02T06:38:09.845-08:002012-03-02T06:38:09.845-08:00Special case - I think we have to let the software...Special case - I think we have to let the software programmers have full systems so they can program the cloud.Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04420339861624041674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934075561374752090.post-29081855504715900222012-03-01T23:02:39.908-08:002012-03-01T23:02:39.908-08:00Fair point. For most things, "The Cloud"...Fair point. For most things, "The Cloud" will suffice, but I'm not ready to give up my PC just yet. Writing compiled code without a full IDE and GUI debugger simply isn't possible anymore; until bandwidth is cheap enough that I can do everything via x-server, I'll be compiling locally.dantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393656605848718701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934075561374752090.post-59500999941324328362012-02-29T16:02:02.303-08:002012-02-29T16:02:02.303-08:00Moving toward more mobile platforms, taking the co...Moving toward more mobile platforms, taking the compute power back into the mainframe, I think is more flexible for users. Being able to take a (dumb) app on your "smart" phone means you can do the same thing whether you're at your desk, in a meeting, traveling, or whatever.<br /><br />And because I want to get rid of my PC. Probably both at home and at work. I'm just following the heard here stampeding to mobile devices - I'm probably really a late adopter here anyhow.Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04420339861624041674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934075561374752090.post-78428647239328689952012-02-28T07:55:38.574-08:002012-02-28T07:55:38.574-08:00You had me until the last sentence there. Why, pre...You had me until the last sentence there. Why, precisely, is the death of PC apps a good thing?dantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393656605848718701noreply@blogger.com