[fiskkastanj]

JS compiles at runtime (or JIT), C++ compiles at build time. What's the big difference? Real hackers code nothing but ASM.

[afandian]

I'm not saying one is better than the other.

But I would say the main difference is OS APIs. Ability to manage memory, interact with filesystem objects etc.

[fiskkastanj]

That's one of the main reason for using web apps. I can trust them totally, because they're so sandboxed! They can't even read or write to filesystems!