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FileWriter API existed in Chrome for a long time, but all attempts to push it mainstream failed due to Mozilla. I am curious if the latest attempt gets politica
by bitL 8y ago
FileWriter API existed in Chrome for a long time, but all attempts to push it mainstream failed due to Mozilla. I am curious if the latest attempt gets political backing from all members of W3C. Otherwise PWAs will stay pretty limited for toy apps; with WebAssembly and random local file access they could replace many desktop apps.
- int_19h 8y agoAnd if the standard on all this stuff is delayed, we're risking multiple incompatible APIs on all these features. Case in point: on Win10, PWAs get full access to the platform WinRT APIs (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/progressive-web-apps/windows-features https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/progressive-...). So they can do anything a native app can do - but that code isn't portable anywhere else.