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OpenDoc is kind of an engineers dream. I remember being fascinated by it at the time (having only read about it). But yeah, it was a distraction. Microsoft also
by goto11 4y ago
OpenDoc is kind of an engineers dream. I remember being fascinated by it at the time (having only read about it). But yeah, it was a distraction. Microsoft also made large investment in OLE (object linking and embedding) at the time which was a similar technology. In retrospect these were solutions in search of a problem. Great that you could embed an Execl sheet in a Word document, but it wasn't what made consumers excited at the dawn of the web.
- astrange 4y ago> OpenDoc is kind of an engineers dream. One would hope it isn’t - the problem with component systems is they’re a Conway’s Law violation, which is the reason the app model works so much better. (in terms of actually shipping, not technical correctness)
- pjmlp 4y agoComponents are everywhere on Windows, Android IPC, XPC on macOS/iDevices, DBUS, gRPC, and plenty of other RPC reboots
- NaOH 4y agoRelatedly, there's Steve Jobs's thoughtful yet off-the-cuff response when questioned at the 1997 Worldwide Developer Conference about Apple killing OpenDoc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeqPrUmVz-o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeqPrUmVz-o