Uncle DT's Random Image Thread

[Kruger]

That's an understatement, it's crazy how many times things work (usually) but then all of a sudden it goes sideways and I need to add an entry in the timecard so they know I wasn't effing around and it shouldn't be applied to normal day-to-day tasks either...

[Blaze]

A big part of my issue is that for some stupid reason every desktop app is nothing but a WinForms frame with an embedded browser for the interface. JavaScript and reactive HTML is not what should be used for mission critical programs. Browsers suck at that. The human race isn't ready for this. We spent 300,000 years in caves and then in the past 100 years we managed to somehow become wizards by tricking rocks to do math. Our simple brains aren't truly ready for this...

[Kruger]

Oh yeah, I hate browser based apps.  My company keeps trying to force the Outlook and Office web apps on us.  My problem is if I am up at the cabin or at the beach, the internet can be spotty and go out.  When that happens I'm SOL if I'm not using local apps.

Then again, that might be a plus, too....

[Blaze]

I wasn't referring to actual browser based apps, I'm talking about actual windows .exe program that use a browser as their interface instead of native Windows controls. It was either Postman or Insomnia that I have as an installed application - downloaded the .msi file for it and installed it. But I noticed weird behaviors when opening a right-click context menu. And then the tree control felt and looked odd as well. Then I hit F12 and holy shit, a browser debug window popped up. I could go into the form elements from the debugger and start changing the styles and object locations of everything in the application. It's like seeing that Ferarri 308 and then getting up close and personal and realizing it's just a Fiero...

[Kruger]

Think about it, it makes sense when web developers are a dime a dozen.  App coders are a more specialized skill and demand a higher salary.  It's easy to get a bunch of monkeys in a room and build the UI...

[Blaze]

The monkeys: We built the UI. Give us our bananas.
The project manager: You just flung poo all over the monitors. No bananas.
The monkeys: <proceed to tear the project manager's face and limbs off>

Hmm... Now that you mention it, I might be inclined to support the monkeys. I mean, it's enshittification with a bonus...

[Kruger]

Now that you mention it, I would be with the monkeys too...