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It would have been better if the notification API never existed and RSS had become the de facto standard for subscribing. The only good use for a notification A
by kgwxd 8y ago
It would have been better if the notification API never existed and RSS had become the de facto standard for subscribing. The only good use for a notification API is urgent information, almost nothing on the internet qualifies. Giving everyone the power ruined the whole thing.
- TremendousJudge 8y agoYeah the only thing I think it's actually useful for is chat apps -- and for the ones I use frequently I ended up downloading their electron app anyway
- Ajedi32 8y agoIt's also nice for Google Calendar notifications.
- kgwxd 8y agoConvenient, but anything truly important requires multiple forms of notification anyway since you might not be in front of your browser. I usually set sticky reminders (e.g. order more contacts) to send an email, and do-it-now reminders (e.g. ZeroPage Homebrew is live on Twitch now!) to both email and SMS. Browser notifications are pretty redundant after that, but nothing's wrong with having multiple fail-safes if you're really paranoid about forgetting something.