We all know that slowly Web Applications are gearing towards replacing the traditional Desktop Applications, but how soon and how well? Will Web Apps ever come close to replacing Desktop Apps or will they keep content with being called the cyber clones of the Desktop Apps after giving a tough fight? Will they ever pack enough punch to blur the difference between the Desktop world and the Cyber world?
Well, you will find sufficient support for both the camps, and I once myself said in a reply to a blog post that Web Apps are not meant to replace the Desktop Apps, rather they are meant to complement their desktop counterparts to provide a fuller experience to the users. But there is one person who is tilting me in the other direction, read Jack Slocum. He has set the internet ablaze with his mindblowingly beautiful and unbelievably powerful library. Just google for his name and see for yourself.
Recently in a blog post he demonstrated to the world what can be done using Adobe Air and Ext 2.0. What should I say about it, freaking awesome.
“Nobody can be told what the Ext is, you have to see it to believe it“
– Morpheus, The Matrix (abridged, of course)
So here you go
- The sample App using google gears and Ext 2.0 [Link]
- The Blog Post [Link]
- The forums (This is where all the action is discussed) [Link]
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