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The Web is a Mess, The Status of Web Apps

May 18th, 2007 · Comments

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Bruce Eckel has written a tremendous article about what a mess the web has become. He mentions Java, rich internet applications, Flex, CSS, Flash other technologies used to build internet-based apps and how their collective shortcomings affect web development and user experience.

It’s amazing to read that certain key aspects of Java were pushed out the door in 30 days because “there was only a three month window to launch Java”, which sounds ridiculous these days.

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