Let's talk about context switches here: OMG! it's going to be sooo hard for developers to switch from a model where all the logic happens on the server and wher

Let's talk about context switches here: OMG! it's going to be sooo hard for developers to switch from a model where all the logic happens on the server and where the client is just a dumb display to a model where the all the logic happens on the client and the server just serves as a coordinator. Oh wait. That already happened, and it was called the switch from mainframes to PCs (or whatever the fuck you want to call it). The point is: developers adapted, and got over it, and you will too. The question I (and everyone in this community) have (or should have) is - are there strong technical foundations for this switch? Is Javascript the right client-side interpreted language to support every conceivable application over the next 10 years? Is HTML the right display/templating language? My answer: no, not at all. But it's hard as hell to fight the momentum of an unstoppable force. Even with an immovable object.