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os.js: JavaScript Cloud/Web Desktop Platform

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Re: os.js: JavaScript Cloud/Web Desktop Platform

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Post by pbreit »

gedrap wrote: post #2

While it looks like a nice exercise in front end JS, and looks cool, does it solve any problems? Do users actually need some more abstraction layers on top of Google Drive / Dropbx, etc? Either I am getting too sleepy, or they didn't provide any actual use cases in the homepage. It provides some sort of API ("simple, modilarized and flexible JavaScript APIs so you can easily make changes, extend functionality and cre…

It has a lot more obvious utility than a lot of the things I see people building. For example, it could add a lot more capabilities to a ChromeBook.

Re: os.js: JavaScript Cloud/Web Desktop Platform

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Post by BinaryIdiot »

pbreit wrote: post #13

Pretty impressive UI/UX. If that's possible using "web technologies" (JS + HTML + CSS, I gather), shouldn't it be possible to create such things on mobile? All the mobile-optimized web stuff I see still feels sub-optimal.

> All the mobile-optimized web stuff I see still feels sub-optimal.

That's probably because all of the mobile browsers are terribly inefficient when compared to desktop browsers. It makes creating a mobile experience that's fluid and fast.

Re: os.js: JavaScript Cloud/Web Desktop Platform

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Post by BinaryIdiot »

Looks cool! Certainly fits the "why not" category of why it exists though I can't figure out a way to make it useable; without a proper window manager (which can't be done inside of a web browser) using apps inside of the window becomes more difficult than simply having a tab for each app. In fact if every app opened up full screen and into a new tab that could almost be handy depending on the extension API, etc.

Re: os.js: JavaScript Cloud/Web Desktop Platform

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Post by jpalomaki »

gedrap wrote: post #2

While it looks like a nice exercise in front end JS, and looks cool, does it solve any problems? Do users actually need some more abstraction layers on top of Google Drive / Dropbx, etc? Either I am getting too sleepy, or they didn't provide any actual use cases in the homepage. It provides some sort of API ("simple, modilarized and flexible JavaScript APIs so you can easily make changes, extend functionality and cre…

Build an ERP application user interface on top of this (or other complex business app)? Different components would be OS.js apps. Users could layout the screen as they wish, changes would be persisted to server.
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