Re: Strategy for Web based Oracle application

Billy Verreynne wrote:

> Rick, you have just highligted (like so many others) one of the
> numerous problems when dealing with web applications. Nothing
> personal.. so stand just a tad to that side while I swing my lead pipe
> violenty in the air and foam at the mouth.
>
> Business needs and requirements must drive technology.
>
> Instead, we have technology attempting to drive business needs. Who
> needs a real solution when web buzzwords can be thrown around as "the
> solution"?
>
> Fact. HTML, HTTP and web browsers were *NEVER* designed for being
> application front-ends.
>
> Hell... a web browser is called a web BROWSER.. and still people
> insist on silly idea in trying to make it an application front-end?
> Trying to handle complex GUI interaction with the user? Using menu and
> function driven options? Within the limits and restrictions and
> real-estate space of a stateless browser?
>
> In the time it takes a team of 10 developers to put together a web
> application, configure the web server, deal with its 3 to 4 tier
> complexity and what not... I would have written that complete
> application in less than half the time using something like Delphi.
> Using all the SAME thin-client techniques that makes a thin-client
> architecture desirable. (this is not an idle boast either)
>
> This reminds me all too much of the Emporer and his clothes... when
> will people start to admit that web applications are a misrable
> failure ito ease-of-development, lowering cost, flexibility,
> maintenance, performance, scalability, giving the users what *THEY*
> want...?
>
> THE EMPORER IS FRIGGEN NAKED!!!
>
> --
> Billy

Don't hold your breath. ;-)

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