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Browser diversity keeps the Web deliberately slow It is very difficult to parse that sentence and come to your conclusion. I'll grant you, the author talks abo
by CalChris 6y ago
Browser diversity keeps the Web deliberately slow
It is very difficult to parse that sentence and come to your conclusion. I'll grant you, the author talks about innovation as well, but not in that sentence. You're free to mark it up to bad reading but perhaps it is bad writing.
- stickfigure 6y agoThankfully, the article is longer than that single sentence.
- frissonlabs 6y agoYes, based on that sentence alone, it would be ambiguous. But the author expanded on this with a whole section clarifying what he meant, which is about the rate of feature development and adoption. Not sure if you missed it, but it starts with "I think the Web platform’s most frustrating aspect is also its greatest asset: it’s slow. It’s not just slow, it’s “it took 10 years1 to ship the <main> element which is just a spicy <div>” kind of slow. It’s glacial."
- CalChris 6y agoIf the author wants to conflate speed of the web with speed of innovation, that’s on them.
- andrewem 6y agoI think that sentence is misleading, and also that the author eventually gets around to making their meaning clear in the later section headed "Slow, like brisket." That section expands on the somewhat opaque initial formulation.