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Unless there is something I don't understand, how can this even be slightly reliable or useful, when everyone can read any key and write or replace any key at a
by HoLyVieR 15y ago
Unless there is something I don't understand, how can this even be slightly reliable or useful, when everyone can read any key and write or replace any key at any moment ?
- pitra 15y agoIt's not meant to be reliable. Nor is it meant to be secure. It's a direct connection to a data store.
- guptaneil 15y agoI guess I could see some usefulness in a quick weekend prototyping to get a persistent app up and running.
- Groxx 15y agobut then why would this be better than, say, localStorage, which is local? The only purpose to this is semi-persistent cross-domain information storage. It's crazy to use an external JSON-P service to store tweetable-sized messages, when you've got megabytes locally with precisely the same key/value setup. Or, if you're handling older browsers, cookies will get you several KB.
- guptaneil 15y agoIf you want to demonstrate some cross-browser communication app? I agree, this has a very limited application scope. I am more confused as to why the author made it when he doesn't seem to have a use case for it himself.
- NHQ 15y agoAnd also replace a value with normal, arbitrary javascript... Still, neat idea.