Poprocks wrote:

> Indeed.  In a way --- although it seems to have happened historically by
> accident --- I think the original idea starting with Netscape Navigator
> (2.x I believe, but certainly by 3.0) to have JavaScript do some
> light-duty client-side capabilities, and have Java do some heavier-duty
> web-based applications through Java applets, was on the right track.
>

It was lack of other options. I guess now with HTML5 things will change and
yes pages will be like application (or are already) and all of those JAVA
applets or flash apps will be replaced sooner or later. Older HTML did not
offer too much room for interactive pages. I guess this is why applets and
Flash was there, but AFAIK it is already depreciated and you will do it in
HTML5 (may be with JavaScript) with some engine in the background either
locally or remotely - I have seen both so far.

IMO the problem is the amount of interaction embedded in a web page that
does not benefit the consumer of the page. When I look opening i.e. yahoo
mail it loads constantly adds, or communicates with large number of servers
in the background, that have nothing to do with the content.
But at the end this is how they make the money.
I don't know how good are commercial pages - I mean not Yahoo, Google etc.
that sell you data, soul and anything to the devil.

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05