Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhat's a process where you prefer the old way of doing things instead of how it's done now?message-squaremessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down11
arrow-up1104arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a process where you prefer the old way of doing things instead of how it's done now?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-squareFleur_@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 hours agoWhy? What is the functional difference between an application and a program?
minus-squareLongpork3@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoOutside of Unix based programs, probably not a lot. In terms of their functionality most programs are standalone applications rather than tools where you modify the programming flow of the data.
minus-squareJeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoThe term was changed to application when Win 95 came out. An application runs over the API (Application Programming Interface) in Windows, whereas a program in MS-DOS ran straight off the motherboard.
Why? What is the functional difference between an application and a program?
Outside of Unix based programs, probably not a lot.
In terms of their functionality most programs are standalone applications rather than tools where you modify the programming flow of the data.
The term was changed to application when Win 95 came out. An application runs over the API (Application Programming Interface) in Windows, whereas a program in MS-DOS ran straight off the motherboard.