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Hey feross, serious question for you - do you think this exists on purpose in order to hamstring WebGL apps that pose a threat to Apple's lucrative walled garde

Hey feross, serious question for you - do you think this exists on purpose in order to hamstring WebGL apps that pose a threat to Apple's lucrative walled garden..?

feross 5y ago
I've posted my thoughts about Safari before here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27455107 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27455107
- astlouis44 5y ago
  I agree with your take. Also, huge fan of Wormhole and overall dig what you’re working on to push the limits of web browsers. Another dev and I are creating a few 3D web projects, one of which is a decentralized web gaming platform for Unreal Engine 4 indie developers to ship their projects directly to their audience without needing to go through walled gardens like the App Store. Will DM you on Twitter as well!
- dmitriid 5y ago
  > Missing many APIs that would actually let websites truly compete with native apps. Just a few that we use: > * File System Access API (https://web.dev/file-system-access https://web.dev/file-system-access) You realise, right, that Firefox is also not keen on implementing this api? [1] And many others [2] [1] https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/6284708426022912 https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/6284708426022912 [2] https://webapicontroversy.com https://webapicontroversy.com
  - throw_m239339 5y ago
    > You realise, right, that Firefox is also not keen on implementing this api? [1] And many others [2] Yeah, Mozilla used to be the beacon of Web standards, what happened to them? They always find some silly justification to refuse implementing a spec, like WebSQL, half of the Web Component spec, and many many other things, what gives? Chrome might be "bad" cause Monopoly, but Google is much much more pro-active in implementing useful standard proposals.
    - dmitriid 5y ago
      > Mozilla used to be the beacon of Web standards, what happened to them They still are. Only now Google inundates everyone with Google-designed Chrome-internal "standards", and releases them against any objections. See WebHID as the best example of this: Issue https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/459#issuecomment-753864467 https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/459#is... and timeline https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27512354 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27512354

Hey feross, serious question for you - do you think this exists on purpose in order to hamstring WebGL apps that pose a threat to Apple's lucrative walled garden..?

feross 5y ago

I've posted my thoughts about Safari before here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27455107 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27455107

astlouis44 5y ago
I agree with your take. Also, huge fan of Wormhole and overall dig what you’re working on to push the limits of web browsers. Another dev and I are creating a few 3D web projects, one of which is a decentralized web gaming platform for Unreal Engine 4 indie developers to ship their projects directly to their audience without needing to go through walled gardens like the App Store. Will DM you on Twitter as well!
dmitriid 5y ago
> Missing many APIs that would actually let websites truly compete with native apps. Just a few that we use: > * File System Access API (https://web.dev/file-system-access https://web.dev/file-system-access) You realise, right, that Firefox is also not keen on implementing this api? [1] And many others [2] [1] https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/6284708426022912 https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/6284708426022912 [2] https://webapicontroversy.com https://webapicontroversy.com
- throw_m239339 5y ago
  > You realise, right, that Firefox is also not keen on implementing this api? [1] And many others [2] Yeah, Mozilla used to be the beacon of Web standards, what happened to them? They always find some silly justification to refuse implementing a spec, like WebSQL, half of the Web Component spec, and many many other things, what gives? Chrome might be "bad" cause Monopoly, but Google is much much more pro-active in implementing useful standard proposals.
  - dmitriid 5y ago
    > Mozilla used to be the beacon of Web standards, what happened to them They still are. Only now Google inundates everyone with Google-designed Chrome-internal "standards", and releases them against any objections. See WebHID as the best example of this: Issue https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/459#issuecomment-753864467 https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/459#is... and timeline https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27512354 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27512354