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How does JS entrench a browser monopoly? If you're not using vendor-specific JS extensions or non-standard APIs any browser should be able to execute your JS. L
by mvdtnz 2y ago
How does JS entrench a browser monopoly? If you're not using vendor-specific JS extensions or non-standard APIs any browser should be able to execute your JS. Like most web developers I don't have a lot of patience for the people who refuse to run JS on their clients.
- userbinator 2y agoThe effort required to implement a JS engine and keep trendchasing the latest changes with it is a huge barrier to entry, not to mention the insane amount of fingerprinting and other privacy-hostile, anti-user techniques it enables. Seeing what used to be simple HTML forms turned into bloated invasive webapps to accomplish the exact same thing seriously angers me; and everyone else who wanted an easily accessible and freedom-preserving Internet.