Comment by rqtwteye
2 years ago
I remember in the 90s a lot of small companies ran on VB and Access. It really enabled a lot of non programmers. Wish we had something similar for the web. Some low code solutions are superficially similar but what made VB different was that you could grow into full blown apps without changing. I am always amazed how complex today's web CRUD apps are to develop and deploy.
The web is a really terrible platform for apps. It's so popular for two reasons:
(1) No installation, and no need to deal with OS packaging because all our OSes are horrible.
(2) SaaS is DRM -- host software in the cloud and it can't be pirated and you can easily charge monthly rent.
A third I guess is that it makes collaborative features easier to build, but that only applies to some software.
(3) you can’t run a Windows app on your phone.
(4) The world isn’t Windows only anymore.
Check Androwish for something being able to run under Android and PC.
A quick example:
https://jxself.org/git/?p=inform.git;a=summary
You can create an APK if you head to the AndroWish home page and read the instructions.
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