Thursday, September 29, 2005

Death of native user interface APIs

It's been a long time since I blogged here. So, I thought I'd toot my own horn one more time ;-)

Anyway, several months back I wrote that app-servers installed on desktops would power desktop apps.
http://www.macronimous.com/resources/J2EE_Application_Servers_on_Desktops.asp

Here's a VC who's talking about the same with a slight twist: app servers installed on a remote server would power AJAX-based apps to replace desktop apps.
http://earlystagevc.typepad.com/earlystagevc/2005/09/ajax_office_is_.html

Another twist to my view is the emergence of platform independent applications developed using Eclipse SWT as a strong replacement for desktop apps.

Only time will tell which of the above three approaches will eventually dominate. Who's rooting for me?
auf Wiederhören!
Vijay