Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 days agoWhat's a process where you prefer the old way of doing things instead of how it's done now?message-squaremessage-square190fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down11
arrow-up1128arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square190fedilink
minus-squareFleur_@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoWhy? What is the functional difference between an application and a program?
minus-squareJeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day 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.
minus-squareLongpork3@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day 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.
Why? What is the functional difference between an application and a program?
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.
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.