It was taboo to speak about this madness. You were the one not getting it.

You would think people drowning while trying to produce a basic CRUD app would have been a red flag.

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Nothing is ever needed for everything.

Source: Hype cycles

We’ve made this unnecessarily complicated. That said, I think the pendulum is swinging back again…

I’ve tried to stay away from unnecessary thick clients, but they’re basically unavoidable right now, especially because of iOS (and Android, though to a lesser extent). There’s just so much complexity for so little value… but it’s where users are. I hope we can simplify this situation. Thin clients are a great choice for a huge number of applications.

I’m still very curious to see what Strada looks like, if it ever releases.