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If they "solve" that then they risk being the next Java Applets.

• cedws 3y ago
  Funny how have things have progressed. We went from using HTML + CSS for simple presentation of information, to enriching with small amounts of client side scripting, to plug-and-play sandboxed applications with Flash/Java. Then we realised those were a terrible idea, Flash and Java Applets died, so we started treating JavaScript as a compilation target to mount behemoth abstractions enabling a native application-like experience. When browsers collapsed under the weight of all that crap, WASM was born by necessity. And so we're back to applets. Am I getting this right?
  • tabtab 3y ago
    Our current web standards are ill-suited for what we really want out of the web (rich desktop-like GUI's), so people keep trying different things in desperation. One thing not really tried yet is a state-ful GUI markup language standard. Also, maybe applets could be done right on a second try, applying lessons of the first.
  • yxre 3y ago
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