By Adam Nagy
Jim brought this article to my attention, but then an hour later saw Paul Irish tweeting about it as well. :)
This just shows how powerful HTML apps are becoming, getting closer and closer to native apps in every way.
Just a quick list of things to support this:
- Offline functionality used to be one of the main distinguishers of web and native apps. So AppCache has been introduced which helps HTML apps in this regard
- In iOS you can even add a home screen icon for an HTML app, just like for native apps
- 3D graphics used to be the domain of native apps, but WebGL has been introduced which also became pretty ubiquitous once iOS started supporting it as well in version 8
- Speed is another differentiator. Now all major browser providers are working together on WebAssembly which will enhance HTML app performance considerably
Looking through the related materials also ran into this video where Brendan Eich (probably most known for creating JavaScript) mentions Autodesk as well. :)
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