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You are making a claim based on what's being an extreme application of a technology. We can push any technology to its limits but that doesn't mean that average
by tiborsaas 7y ago
You are making a claim based on what's being an extreme application of a technology. We can push any technology to its limits but that doesn't mean that average usage should suffer from the edge case problems.
We still have a rational media architecture with vector graphics support.
- tannhaeuser 7y agoYeah I was hesitant to post because of the negative vibe to it, but still, if all we've achieved in the last decade or so is a replacement syntax for what was already possible 20 years ago on the web (Adobe SVG plugin) and with today's browser out of the box, we ought to search our soul what our goals are with the web platform. Because absurd CSS complexity with some 20 different layout models (or any bikeshedding on syntactial issues really) just serves to dilute any future effort for implementing parts of the web stack for no good reason other than browser lock-in.
- tiborsaas 7y agoStandards are superior to plugins I count that as a clear win. I don't thing there's a great goal other than being an application platform for the masses. New toys will come, old might go, but more likely stay with the spec (hi: <marquee>). CSS layout had indeed evolved quite a bit (for the better), however we have great control now with flexbox and grid. They are much more than syntactic enhancements. I wouldn't worry about browser lock-in, if you build stuff for browsers you are already "locked in" by definition.