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> the web was simpler and so we had many different engines I would argue it was more complex, trying to get something moderately advanced to render the same be
by Krisando 6y ago
> the web was simpler and so we had many different engines
I would argue it was more complex, trying to get something moderately advanced to render the same between many browsers became a massive chore compared to today.
- franga2000 6y agoIt was harder to code for, sure, but looking at the standards, there were far fewer things a browser vendor needed to implement, so the complexity of the technology involved was lower. It's the same situation as RISC vs CISC - for a programer, CISC is "easier" to write for (== it does more work for you), but for a chip designer, RISC is much simpler to design and implement.