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I agree with this sentiment, but I'd take it a step further. I personally think, the fact that we're shoehorning so much app-like stuff into the web highlights
by osrec 6y ago
I agree with this sentiment, but I'd take it a step further.
I personally think, the fact that we're shoehorning so much app-like stuff into the web highlights the need for a good web-based app delivery mechanism. If we provide a solid app delivery mechanism, then people can create their own document publishing apps/mechanisms using that.
I know this might lead to fragmentation of document formats, but hopefully there'll be one clear winner in terms of popularity and ubiquity (similar to WhatsApp or PDFs).
- brimstedt 6y agoWell, PDFs are yet another issue. It's preformatted documents made specifically for a certain size paper. This is not optimal for documents to be read on screen/mobile devices since they handle zooming, changing text sizes etc poorly. In a way I can agree with you that application delivery would allow document distribution as well, but I think the benefits of a unified standard for this that focuses on content rather than presentation is a key feature of the web that we should not loose.
- potta_coffee 6y agoI've been thinking about this a lot. The browser is starting to resemble an operating system. I already have an operating system. Instead of building this Russian nesting doll, maybe we need something new.