The alternative to webapps in JavaScript are desktop apps. Do you really think the situation would have been better with desktop apps? sha256(/etc/passwd) or w

The alternative to webapps in JavaScript are desktop apps. Do you really think the situation would have been better with desktop apps? sha256(/etc/passwd) or whatever the equivalent of that is on Windows and you're done. Even in a sandbox where you don't have access to these files there are still plenty of opportunities, such as just reading the environment, solib versions, testing support for hardware features, etc.