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>We are trying to build applications that run right in a dozen browsers, look good on thousands of different devices, load fast enough for impatient commuters i
by Grue3 10y ago
>We are trying to build applications that run right in a dozen browsers, look good on thousands of different devices, load fast enough for impatient commuters in the subway, and are still accessible enough that blind people can use them.
Then why do they not do that? Every "modern" web application loads slow as hell, works decently only in Google Chrome, ruins the functionality of the back button, and eats 100% of your CPU. I've seen blogs, blogs, that do this sort of stuff.
- dwaltrip 10y agoEvery web application does all of those terrible things? Your hyperbole is a bit extreme. Even if it is a very high percentage, say 90%, we are still left with millions of high quality applications. You may have to do some work to find them, but it's no apocalypse. Whenever participation in some dynamic becomes immensely widespread (in this case, building web apps) the average quality of each instance always drops. This is a well understood phenomenon that is not unique to web applications.