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Mozilla devs seem to take this into account whenever adding new JS features, at least on their mailing lists. For example, this discussion of a new API for gam
by capnrefsmmat 8y ago
Mozilla devs seem to take this into account whenever adding new JS features, at least on their mailing lists.
For example, this discussion of a new API for gamepads immediately turned to a discussion of its fingerprinting risks and how they can be mitigated: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mozilla.dev.platform/75GrJSPHAu0/V3DZcKyxBQAJ https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mozilla.dev.platform/75GrJSP...
- andrepd 8y agoThe www has an API for gamepads. I need a moment.
- mywittyname 8y agoIt seems entirely appropriate for browsers to support input from devices other than keyboard, mouse, and touch screen.
- bzbarsky 8y agoBrowsers run on TVs...
- wongarsu 8y agoYou remember how HTML5 was sold as the replacement for Flash; as a platform perfect for browser games? This is the logical extension of that.
- JohnFen 8y agoYeah, that sort of thing is one of the reasons why I dislike HTML5 so much.
- mrspeaker 8y agoOff topic, but besides being a really cool API for playing games - and heaps of games support it - I used this in a talk to control my "slides" via an xbox controller: https://mrspeaker.github.io/emacs_talk/ https://mrspeaker.github.io/emacs_talk/ - moving around topics, triggering slides forward/back, starting/stopping videos, and changing slide opacity using the d-pad, analog sticks, and triggers. I'll never use an apple remote again ;)
- sitkack 8y agoThis is the nerdiest thing I have seen a long time. It is lovely! Keep it up.
- kalleboo 8y agoI already had that moment when I heard about the "Web Bluetooth API"
- sitkack 8y agohttps://wicg.github.io/webusb/ https://wicg.github.io/webusb/ and https://www.w3.org/TR/webmidi/ https://www.w3.org/TR/webmidi/ And I welcome them, it would be awesome to program an arduino from a web based dev env.