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This doubles as a perfection explanation of why the web is such a terrible technical platform for rich client applications. All of the assumptions baked into th
by Hammershaft 3y ago
This doubles as a perfection explanation of why the web is such a terrible technical platform for rich client applications. All of the assumptions baked into the foundational design of HTML & CSS were based around the idea these would be used for creating lightly styled documents.
- JimDabell 3y agoNo, because like I said, CSS later introduced other layout systems that weren’t based upon this.
- Hammershaft 3y agoI reccomend listening to the podcast that the thread is about, where Casey Muratori discusses the many failings of CSS as a layout specification language. https://twitter.com/sw_unscripted/status/1730707950518309109 https://twitter.com/sw_unscripted/status/1730707950518309109
- JimDabell 3y agoThat’s more than two hours long. Is there a specific point in it you are referencing?