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I think the point is to stop adding more features. The web is feature complete, everything Google is adding is just stuff to make them more money through ads an
by internet2000 2y ago
I think the point is to stop adding more features. The web is feature complete, everything Google is adding is just stuff to make them more money through ads and lock in.
- csjh 2y agoThat's not true, plenty of great stuff is shipping every year. Take your pick: https://web.dev/series/baseline-newly-available https://web.dev/series/baseline-newly-available https://web.dev/blog/baseline2023 https://web.dev/blog/baseline2023
- nicoburns 2y agoThis is what Microsoft thought when they released IE6, and is why we ended up still supporting IE6 into the 2010s
- gerash 2y agois that based on feelings or facts?
- 05 2y agoOh come on, I for one am excited about the upcoming WebKmem API that allows random websites direct access to kernel memory..
- jonhohle 2y agoHow else are web devs supposed to write kernel modules?
- lxgr 2y agoThere’s nothing wrong at all with adding features as long as more than one browser/engine actually adopts them.
- cosmic_cheese 2y agoThere’s an argument to be made that a high pace of new feature additions effectively functions as a moat that ensures that new competitive web engines cannot be developed as a result of not being able to ever catch up.
- lxgr 2y agoExactly: The part after "as long as" is both critical and hard to ensure.
- melodyogonna 2y agoThat is not true at all. Plenty of features added expands the capabilities of what can be built for the browser