TFA says "You know what would be awesome? If we wrote our libraries so that they could run either on the server or on the client, and they did so in a transparent way."
Ever tried GWT? I played with it a bit. It gives you One Language -- Java -- and does a pretty good job of it. It comes the closest to accomplishing what the author is talking about.
Unfortunately it puts this huge condom between you and the web medium itself, making design nuance difficult to achieve. But if I had to write, say, an accounting app for a car rental agency I would seriously look at it. It would be a great way to create a solid, stable web thin client app.
Ever tried GWT? I played with it a bit. It gives you One Language -- Java -- and does a pretty good job of it. It comes the closest to accomplishing what the author is talking about.
Unfortunately it puts this huge condom between you and the web medium itself, making design nuance difficult to achieve. But if I had to write, say, an accounting app for a car rental agency I would seriously look at it. It would be a great way to create a solid, stable web thin client app.