Quote from: Alex Zee on September 21, 2011, 10:04:19 AM

Quote from: piotr_n on September 21, 2011, 09:50:31 AM

- no need to install any huge packages/libraries/devenv in order to modify elements of the GUI

This is solved by writing a native, not a browser GUI.

And then develop each platform independently?

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Quote from: piotr_n on September 21, 2011, 09:50:31 AM

- easy to setup remote access to the GUI

When do you need it and what about security implications?

Oh. Just give me such option and let me worry about my security.
I really don't see it as a problem.

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Quote from: piotr_n on September 21, 2011, 09:50:31 AM

- the ultimate platform independence (no wx, no other qt will give you that)

- the ultimate browser type and version dependence.

No. It's 2011. You can easily make HTML/JS app that works fine with every modern browser.

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Slower response times matter in any kind of application. They affect subconscious feelings of the users - how they feel about the application.

Sounds like you are a real expert in this domain - I'm not going to argue here.

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Quote from: piotr_n on September 21, 2011, 09:50:31 AM

You can limit the GUI to accept connections only from localhost.

...making it easier for any malicious, especially browser-based, viruses to interact with the client. I am not sure, but what if the user opens a README for some program that contains an AJAX javascript to interact with the GUI? It will be accepted because it will come from localhost.

Maybe it will, maybe it wont... You can protect HTTP session by different means.
I really don't understand your security concerns. Don't you use internet banking?

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Quote from: piotr_n on September 21, 2011, 09:50:31 AM

Debugging of HTTP/JS apps is easy.

Ha! Why didn't I know this before?! What a fool I was spending countless hours, trying to make something look and work the same way in all browsers...

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Next time feel welcome to ask me - I will help you to write a webpage that looks the same on every browser.