Offline sites using Google Gears or HTML5
I have read about building standalone websites using Gears and using HTML 5. They are curious about the advantages and disadvantages of the two regarding ASP.Net MVC2 application using SQL Database Backend. It seems to me that Gears supports offline database features. This would be the only way to go. But with some creativity, you could probably get HTML 5 to handle some of it.
What am I looking for?
- Pros and cons
- Expeirence in Gears and HTML 5 offline.
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Google phasing Gears in favor of HTML 5 , which makes it somewhat boring for me, at least until a future correction comes.
The browsers used by the target audience are the only reason I will use Gears ... although "Use a different browser" is only more moderately more of a hassle than "Go install install plugin"
It seems to me that Gears supports offline database features. This would be the only way to go. But with some creativity, you could probably get HTML 5 to handle some of it.
Who needs creativity? http://www.w3.org/TR/offline-webapps/#sql
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