Disclaimer: Linked post was tl;dr. I only read the first quote and a paragraph passed that.
The debates regarding web vs desktop are all the same: The desktop has more power, concurrency, 3D, etc etc. The web has the advantage of working anywhere with a browser, persisting data in the cloud so any computer can restart where you left off, etc etc. Its a waste of breath to argue these points.
What I think is more important is that I believe computers ARE headed to a more web-oriented world. But to get there, there does need to be some changes. I think Google has the right idea with Google Gears and it will be interesting to see how Chrome OS plays out.
But web developer or desktop developer, I wouldn't feel threatened either way, since the concepts of desktop development aren't too far off from web development. Both of course have their differences that must be learned but if a software engineer understands the basic concepts of OOP, garbage collection (yes, it matters for the web too), memory usage, etc, then he/she will be fine on both camps.
Disregarding the web as a place where developers flock because they are revelling in their own medicority is a poor observation and a defensive argument by the quote in Tobias's article.
The debates regarding web vs desktop are all the same: The desktop has more power, concurrency, 3D, etc etc. The web has the advantage of working anywhere with a browser, persisting data in the cloud so any computer can restart where you left off, etc etc. Its a waste of breath to argue these points.
What I think is more important is that I believe computers ARE headed to a more web-oriented world. But to get there, there does need to be some changes. I think Google has the right idea with Google Gears and it will be interesting to see how Chrome OS plays out.
But web developer or desktop developer, I wouldn't feel threatened either way, since the concepts of desktop development aren't too far off from web development. Both of course have their differences that must be learned but if a software engineer understands the basic concepts of OOP, garbage collection (yes, it matters for the web too), memory usage, etc, then he/she will be fine on both camps.
Disregarding the web as a place where developers flock because they are revelling in their own medicority is a poor observation and a defensive argument by the quote in Tobias's article.