Next big ui paradigm would be ditching all these messy JavaScript ui frameworks and going back to real tools we had for implementing desktop applications. At the moment we’re switching the tools every 6 months and the next shiny ones are of course no better, just broken or incomplete in different places. Web apps are crappy replacement for professional desktop ui
How do I get a user to install a desktop app to complete a survey. Will they do it to take out insurance? Is it feasible to build and test and deploy and patch and support native apps, on multiple platforms, to rent a cement mixer or a snow blower?
The low barrier to entry of web apps is so great we can easily put up with the many downsides.
