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> it’s time to get back to what the web was always meant to be: a universal platform for everyone That is not what the web was always meant to be. The web is a
by apitman 2y ago
> it’s time to get back to what the web was always meant to be: a universal platform for everyone
That is not what the web was always meant to be. The web is a document distribution platform. In its purest form, that should mean no bloat, no tracking, no JavaScript period. Browsers should be tiny, extremely secure programs.
There's nothing wrong with having a universal app platform that embraces important lessons from the web like URIs, the security model, WebAssembly, etc, but it should be a separate program.
- idle_zealot 2y agoThat ship appears to have sailed. The more realistic proposal would be the converse: a stripped down browser that acts only to retrieve and display web pages that are documents, not apps.
- apitman 2y agoI actually agree. I think that's the best way to achieve what I'm talking about. Compatibility with current browsers must be maintained for many years. But we split the web into two much simpler platforms. One for documents that includes HTML and a tiny subset of CSS, and the other that's basically WebAssembly + WebGPU and other APIs for networking etc. 90% of the web can be documents. If you're actually building an app use the app platform. People using legacy browsers don't need to know the difference, but over time they'll want to switch because of the benefits.