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What is a web application?

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April 20, 2013
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What is a web application?

Lightning talk explaining the difference between a web site and a web application.

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April 20, 2013

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Transcript

  1. Web APP Web SITE ≠

  2. Web Sites CONTENT

  3. Web Sites Content is king Editors produce content Authentication is

    optional

  4. Web Sites Content is king Editors produce content Authentication is

    optional

  5. Web Sites Content is king Editors produce content Authentication is

    optional
  6. None
  7. None

  8. You can log in, but you can't DO anything.

  9. Features Features Features Web Apps

  10. Web Apps More features Users produce content Authentication is required

  11. Web Apps More features Users produce content Authentication is required

  12. Web Apps More features Users produce content Authentication is required

  13. None
  14. None

  15. Features

  16. PRE-FAB vs

  17. You can't build these with these

  18. n @claymcclure / daemons.net