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I was only thinking recently that "background tasks" might be a missing ingredient for HTML 5. They probably don't make sense with traditional desktop browsers,

by Tichy 16y ago

I was only thinking recently that "background tasks" might be a missing ingredient for HTML 5. They probably don't make sense with traditional desktop browsers, as it is sufficient to keep a tab open with the app. But on mobile browsers it is a different story.

jrk 16y ago
They aren't as essential for desktop browsers (now), since the relative resource constraints on a given tab are so much smaller, but just as relevant as "desktop" runtimes scale down in power/up in efficiency demands, and as the apps run within them scale up in resource demands. Just look to how much RAM your 25 browser tabs burn, and how warm a single tab with Flash ads can keep your MacBook Air.
- Tichy 16y ago
  Sure, but Background tasks wouldn't alleviate the problem, I think? The tasks would still have to be coded in a "nice" way.