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But does not fragmentaion drive innovation (mutation -> evolution)? If the only progress that occurs are incremental improvements to existing platforms, then t
by bsg75 14y ago
But does not fragmentaion drive innovation (mutation -> evolution)?
If the only progress that occurs are incremental improvements to existing platforms, then the web is in "maintenance mode".
- azakai 14y agoI agree we need places where innovation can run wild, but also places where there are accepted standards. The web is pretty much our only complete platform that is standards-based. Fragmenting it risks killing it. Remember when sites were "best viewed in IE" and people without Windows basically could not browse the web? > If the only progress that occurs are incremental improvements to existing platforms, then the web is in "maintenance mode". How about WebGL, 10x faster JS than just a few years ago, typed arrays, video and audio tags, WebRTC, etc. etc. ..?
- bsg75 14y ago> How about WebGL, 10x faster JS than just a few years ago, typed arrays, video and audio tags, WebRTC, etc. etc. ..? I was not implying that innovation had ceased. On the contrary, I love seeing stuff like this appear. Even if doomed from the outset to not become standard or widespread, the potential from experimentation is what keeps things interesting.