2. Challenge in web application
• Web vs desktop application (cons)
– Lack of client-side intelligence
– Lack of usability and responsiveness
– Lack of error checking, Validation
– Lack of event handling
– Lack of advanced controls
– Professional look and feel
– Not cost efficient to develop
– Security issue
3. Benefit of web application
• Easy to deploy
• Operating system independent (basic XHTML,
css, Javascript)
• Question: is it possible to merge web and
desktop application, so that we gain the
advantage of both
