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The web, on this day 10 years ago

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Re: The web, on this day 10 years ago

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Post by bhdzllr »

Nice idea.

Looked at the Apple website and before they opened iOS for native development (and monetarization through the App Store) they tried to push Web-Apps, but maybe this was just a experiment to validate if people will use it:

> Developers can create Web 2.0 applications that look and behave just like the applications built into iPhone, and provide seamless integration with iPhone applications and services including making a phone call, sending an email, and displaying a location in Google Maps. Third-party applications created using web standards can extend iPhone's capabilities without compromising its reliability or security.

Re: The web, on this day 10 years ago

#52

Post by alsetmusic »

taneq wrote: post #48
muninn_ wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why are you already introducing politics into this discussion?

Might as well get it over with. makes comparison to Hitler

Citing "Godwin's Law" out of context is not useful to this discussion.

For those unfamiliar:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

Re: The web, on this day 10 years ago

#53

Post by manmal »

bhdzllr wrote: post #51

Nice idea. Looked at the Apple website and before they opened iOS for native development (and monetarization through the App Store) they tried to push Web-Apps, but maybe this was just a experiment to validate if people will use it: > Developers can create Web 2.0 applications that look and behave just like the applications built into iPhone, and provide seamless integration with iPhone applications and services incl…

A collegue (in college) told me that they initially did not want to release a developer kit (Steve did not "believe" in apps) and that they were a bit ashamed of the state the SDK was in at the time. I've found no article verifying this though.

Re: The web, on this day 10 years ago

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Post by muninn_ »

jMyles wrote: post #36
muninn_ wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why are you already introducing politics into this discussion?

> introducing politics Any discussion about company valuations is as political as a discussion about US elections. Pretending that "business" and "politics" and "technology" are separated by clearly discernible walls is itself toxic to discussions about any of them.

But politics are hardly relevant here. Somebody was pointing out interesting comments about Facebook and now I'm reading about Trump? It's low-quality material and has nothing to do with the discussion.

Re: The web, on this day 10 years ago

#59

Post by tkp »

shurcooL wrote: post #57

One pattern I notice and dislike is the increase of average font size on the web (and in OSes), and the overall decrease in density of information. BBC 10 years ago vs now side by side shows the difference [1]. [1] http://instantshare.virtivia.com:27080/1k6i3cajkox2c.png

> BBC 10 years ago vs now side by side shows the difference [1].

Ads take a lot of space on current BBC capture.

Re: The web, on this day 10 years ago

#60

Post by dbg31415 »

Nice to see HN keeping up with the times.

No redesigns in how long now?

The fonts on this site are hilariously small. Padding is tiny. All the feel of the 1990s, today!

Still good content, but come on -- do we not have a designer or artistic front-end who can help out?

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