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I'm not a web developer so cannot comment on the merits of this technology, but is anyone else excited by the increasing use of hardware accelerated graphics on

by 5hoom 15y ago

I'm not a web developer so cannot comment on the merits of this technology, but is anyone else excited by the increasing use of hardware accelerated graphics on the web? Developments like this along with the rise of WebGL would suggest we are going to be seeing a lot more shader files being served to browsers in the near future.

bgarbiak 15y ago
I'm excited and a bit afraid at the same time. Excited because hardware supported web pages is something I had wanted for years. I'm not even talking about some fancy possibilities here, just the fact you don't have to worry about performance when user moves a few DOM elements too much is awesome. At the same time I'm worried, because with every new feature like this the web loses a bit of it's greatest beauties, which is simplicity and minimalism. It's not about web development - developers will be fine. Actually, a few more things to learn for a common 'jQuery/CSS guy' could only be a good thing. My point is: without this simplicity the web could transform from being a fast and accessible source of information into heavy, bloated piece of multimedia provider which drains your batteries, CPUs usage and - foremostly - your patience. The ability to load a "Quake 3" level with a web browser is amazing but the internet made with websites that load some sort of "Quake 3" levels 90% of times is not a lovely perspective. Well, I think I can sum up my "rant" saying it's another "books versus TV" type of conflict.