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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
by 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.