Almost six years ago, I wrote a post predicting – Client/Server 2.0: The Next Big Thing. I then followed it up with some additional thinking in Client/Server 2.0 part deux back in January 2007. It occurred to me the other day, that I spend most of my time working in a Client/Server 2.0 environment – iOS applications that allow users to view back end server data. The iPhone, iPad, and android devices host the clients in the new Client/Server world in which we live and love our mobile apps. I was right.
Interestingly, HTML 5 is coming on strong. It will be interesting to see if the web browser pulls out a comeback and wrestles functionality away from the native apps again. How many times can the industry bounce back and forth between these models? And, will some new competing model make web browser AND native clients obsolete?
