Lets bring back Java Applets and Flash. I thought WASM was going to get more than niche adoption but it hasn't and there hasn't been anything else that I've heard gaining popularity. I think an element of this is because JS is the easiest language to learn, you don't need to know anything about servers, databases, etc.
Most web applications have RDBMS behind them (aka CRUD apps) so any data from client submitted to server using a text protocol (HTTP) needs to go through validation and casting to the data types of the RDBMS columns. In my opinion there are fewer trade-offs with doing server side programming of the view and more tools available today like hotwire/turbo, liveview, etc. to make it easier.
There are simply too many platforms for native app development to come back and replace web apps in any measurable percentage.
Most web applications have RDBMS behind them (aka CRUD apps) so any data from client submitted to server using a text protocol (HTTP) needs to go through validation and casting to the data types of the RDBMS columns. In my opinion there are fewer trade-offs with doing server side programming of the view and more tools available today like hotwire/turbo, liveview, etc. to make it easier.
There are simply too many platforms for native app development to come back and replace web apps in any measurable percentage.