Re: Usability tell

[whatt sson <whattssonn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Gary,

Peacock had it wrong also.

"thick" vs "thin" client applies to the application software, not the
supporting infrastructure such as a browser.

So, a green-screen app is "no client at all".

A web app is "thick client" if lots of the app functionality is implemented
in javascript and runs in the browser.
For example, an EmberJS web app is "thick".
A pure PHP app (which only emits HTML) is "no client", as all the app code
is on the server.
A web app, with a bit of jQuery, which only does presentation, and no
processing/validation is "thin".
A VB app, can be "thin", or "thick".

etc.





On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 9:05 PM, Monnier, Gary <Gary.Monnier@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Here's some fuel for the fire...
>
> A colleague at another company once said "If you think a Browser is a thin
> client, think again.  If you don't believe me just look at the size of a
> web browser.  You'll see it is pretty thick!"
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matt Olson
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 10:50 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: Usability tell
>
> Looks like the web page implementation wasn't properly thought out in that
> example.  Perhaps a windows form application would have been more
> advantageous instead of a web application.
>
> Perhaps this will give you a compelling reason why you want to start
> thinking towards the future and going to the web instead of the green
> screen:
>
>
> http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/154994-epic-mozilla-release-unreal-engine-3-html5-demo-to-the-public-and-its-awesome
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Kimmel [mailto:dkimmel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 11:12 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
> Subject: Usability tell
>
> Those interested in the Greenscreen vs Webpage usability debate will find
> this blog compelling:
>
> http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2014/01/21/poor-usability-tell/
>
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