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Where is the Internet Going?
Posted December 4th, 2007 at 11:39 AM by WhskyGrl
So lately my friends and I have gotten into a debate, basically we're wondering what the future of the internet is going to be, as far as web standards go. We all know that languages hit their popular points then fade away to legacy systems, so on and so forth. It can also be fore casted that what currently isn't popular, but used to be, may be coming back.
So I pose this question to all of you in forum land. What in your opinion is going to be the future of the web? New languages, old ones coming back to life? New technologies, standards, what have you....
It's an open-ended question and no answer is the wrong/right answer, just a matter of the opinion.
So I pose this question to all of you in forum land. What in your opinion is going to be the future of the web? New languages, old ones coming back to life? New technologies, standards, what have you....
It's an open-ended question and no answer is the wrong/right answer, just a matter of the opinion.
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Well, I think that web standards will definitely improve. Maybe one or two new languages will be developed, but mainly, old ones will become better and easier to use. I do think that really old languages like CGI may disappear completely, but that's just my guess...
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I don't think standards will improve much, but adherance to those standards certainly will.
One of the biggest changes we are going to see will be around security, not only security technology, but also around peoples rights over what information is out there and who owns it. Finally, we will inevitably see the impact of new technologies on the internet, such as mobile technology and how sites are built to allow their usage over that channel. We will see these technologies converge more, with SMS and websites talking to each other more freely and easily. We are already seeing this today, it's where the future is, as the technology will be more widespread and accessible - rather than the bulky PC or laptop |
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Updated December 4th, 2007 at 12:05 PM by welshstew (another idea) |
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Good point Stew! I can see that in the near future...
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as internet speed increase web designer could use large HD image etc
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Old languages such as Pascal will come back I'm certain.
I don't want any new languages! More languages, means more incompatibility. E.G. I love C# but to run a basic exe on a fresh installation of windows means I have to download a .NET runtime. An alternative (advanced) version of HTML might be fun - or a disaster. |
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Pascal may come back. Macs used to use it as part of their operating system in the 80s and early 90s.
Hey Alex, remember that crappy code structure? Here's a simple example of a program: Code:
program ProgramTitle(output);
begin
writeln('This is a custom message')
end.
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Updated December 4th, 2007 at 07:24 PM by Stuart |
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New York via the M25
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Huh? Why do you want to take the M25 to go to New York? That's a little... hard!
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well you go round and round on the M25 so you're bound to end up in New York eventually!
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Hmm... Can't see how that would work, but ok!
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so what are your thoughts on things as far as graphics and flash elements go? It seems like a lot of sites nowadays rely heavily on animation of some sort.
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I said that
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I don't like those cheesy animations. If they're useful, than it's ok...
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I think we'll see further integration of people's online identities through social networking tools into the every day web. It's happening already. People are linking twitter feeds into their facebooks and blogs.
Soon pretty much every site we regularly use will have some sort of link or awareness of every other site we use. Your Facebook will know when you posted a new blog in your Wordpress or when you buy a new item on eBay. When you finish your new XBOX game people will know straight away because all the sites you have profiles on will have that information handed to it by XBOX live. Integration.... thats all. |
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What does the future of web design hold? Ever watch TV? That is basically what the web is going to, unfortunately for sponsors (ads) you can completely skip them today. As far as the internet goes, I can go pick whatever show I want to watch, select it, and then it plays on my TV system. You can do this now with a TV tuner connected to the net, but with net connections you can also play these stupid Short flicks and Podcasts on there too. It's a flawless match between internet and Entertainment. It's the biggest reason I don't see a need for a Blu-Ray Player, yeah everything is coming out on Blu-Ray but what's the point when I can get High Def. quality on my TV at the click of a button?
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Good point, Justin!
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Yea I'm with Justin on that as well - they have been laying down fiber for years now it's not long till ipv6 and fiber change speed as well as application development.
At first I was laughing at the .NET framework now I'm feeling behind - Microsoft has been quiet recently and there is a reason for it. Take a look at their new Silverlight technology - web enabled active X - 3d engines and all sorts of new goodies waiting for the transition that I don't think allot of developers see coming ps. I'm new here so cheers, and hello Godspeed, Markus...[COLOR=windowtext][/COLOR] |
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