> "It's sad that we don't seem to be able to have the one without losing the other, theoretically it should be possible to do that but for some reason the trend

> "It's sad that we don't seem to be able to have the one without losing the other, theoretically it should be possible to do that but for some reason the trend is definitely in the direction of a permanent eradication of the 'simple' web where pages rather than programs were the norm." What does it matter what is the norm? Static HTML/CSS is going nowhere, you can still create static content, as you well know (IIRC you run a static blog). The improvements to the dynamic side of the web do not come at the expense of the document-oriented side, both currently coexist and I see no reason why making the dynamic side faster will change that. Furthermore, changes to dynamic content can enhance the functionality of the document-focused side of the web. Consider Wikipedia. In some ways a Wiki is a set of documents, but it's a set of documents that grows based on utilising input from those using the service, democratising the accumulation of knowledge. For all its flaws, I can think of no other resource that better embodies the virtues of the web than Wikipedia, and Wikipedia would not have grown to the size it is now without the technology that supports web apps. That said, I don't agree with the trend for moving everything to the cloud, and I hope we can see that trend reverse with better tools for people to take control of their own data. If more people had cheap home servers that were easy to maintain then the issues surrounding lack of control should be greatly reduced.