Yes. I think I was first paid for a website I developed around 1997. As I continued along the path, it was clear that we're trying to implement a kind of remo

Yes. I think I was first paid for a website I developed around 1997. As I continued along the path, it was clear that we're trying to implement a kind of remote generic programming environment on top of systems that were not originally designed as such, and that this happens on almost every level. HTML, at heart, is still a markup language designed to separate a stream of text into semantics and display them. CSS ... I am not even going to go into my feelings about CSS except to say that it suggests that people who look at design principles like C.R.A.P. were not near the discussion and were not in the room for some time. A programming language named after Java, in which it no way resembles, that had to be pushed out in almost no time at all given the irrational deadlines, dominates the landscape ... and we must transpile to it. And we're pushing video over HTTP. All of the first-mover advantages have locked us into this path and many very intelligent people are busy using their prowess to perform work under some very arbitrary conditions, like not being able to use the letter "e" in writing. While it is a challenge and stretches the abilities, no respite is offered, and so there's a tremendous amount of waste occurring as these initial conditions, propagated down through time, must be constantly worked around.