When a CGI Script is the Most Elegant Solution

An anonymous reader writes "Writing local Web applications can be quick, easy, and efficient for solving specific Intranet problems. Learn why a Web browser is sometimes a better interface than a GUI application and why experienced Web developers find themselves struggling to learn a GUI toolkit, and descover that a simple CGI script would serve their needs perfectly well, if not better."

Re:You web developers...

[skrolle2]

You're just jealous because our stuff actually is used by a lot of people, whereas your toaster-controller, written in C, with a user-interface noone understands only got five downloads from Tucows. And one of them was your cat jumping up on your keyboard.

Re:descover?

[1u3hr]

Their main function is to think of the "from the ... dept." line. Doing a spellcheck or other mundane editing tasks would distract them from that.

Re:Here's what happens a month later...

[Anonymous Coward]

...and then you would be right to say,

if (you == inHouseProgrammer)

"Well you cocksuckers should have told me all this shit up front so I didn't waste my weekend writing a useless web app. If you want it fixed, do it yourself"

else if (you == consultant && you == chargingTimeAndMaterials)

"I'll be happy to add those new requirements for you, but I'm afraid that's going to impact the schedule."

else if (you == consultant && you == chargingFixedFee)

"Thanks for the feedback, bit I'm afraid we will have to address those new requirements in a follow-on contract."