> make the browser a full blown VM and just write normal programs that run in it This is actually happening, albeit slowly, with recent efforts around WASM etc

> make the browser a full blown VM and just write normal programs that run in it This is actually happening, albeit slowly, with recent efforts around WASM etc. If you want a fun hypothetical of where this all goes, check out the talk "The Birth & Death of JavaScript". Link here: https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death-of-javascript https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death...