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The experience may not be complex, but the software that builds and displays the experience is way more complex than the Apollo guidance computer.
by pink_dinner 10y ago
The experience may not be complex, but the software that builds and displays the experience is way more complex than the Apollo guidance computer.
- pessimizer 10y agoThe software that builds and displays the experience is the browser. Most webpages could be cut by 90% and be visually and functionally indistinguishable. For 90% of the last 10%, the functionality cut out would improve the user experience, especially on mobile.
- pink_dinner 10y ago..and the server, protocols, and language used to build that web page. It's not like a powerpoint presentation.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoWhich only highlights the point of how overengineered it is. You shouldn't need (and in fact you don't need) several-layer tall stacks of programming languages and support equipment to render something that's less functional than a PowerPoint presentation.