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is plain html different from single HTML? Because it is a single HTML that you can "Save as" and have one html with the working app.

freitzzz 1y ago
In my opinion this can't even be labeled as a single HTML file, because it loads external files to complete the app. But back to the question, a "plain html" file doesn't load any external resources and is usually semantically described.
- davsti4 1y ago
  Agreed - which is disappointing. My firewall shows blocked connections to cdn.tailwindcss.com and unpkg.com
  - aziaziazi 1y ago
    Candid question: why do you block those?
    - port11 1y ago
      Centralised assets beget cross-domain fingerprinting and tracking. The extension DecentralEyes tackles precisely this problem.
    - davsti4 1y ago
      One word answer - security. Any website you visit could have been compromised and serving malicious content. Upon first visit to a website, I block all connections to domains not in the address bar, then go back in and add rules to allow connections as needed. It doesn't address malicious activity by the site directly, like a server compromise, but does limit non-addressed connections, including ones to local addresses. For example, a compromise of .google.com which leveraged assets/code from .googleusercontent.com wouldn't initially be able to run, unless I added a rule to allow the connection. Likewise, a compromise of *.discord.com that made a connection to localhost:8983, then tried to send that data to someserver.ru would get blocked and logged. Where this can't protect me is if the server sends the mined data back to itself, then forwards that data on using its own connection. Ad networks sell to anyone. Malicious content can be injected almost anywhere. Its happened before; it'll happen again. This web browsing hygiene has protected me enough times for me to make it my standard practice.
croes 1y ago
If you can run the app without any other files and without internet then it’s plain and a single file.
bossyTeacher 1y ago
When people talk about a single plain HTML file, it implies that all markup and code is contained in the file and no libraries are being used
- b_e_n_t_o_n 1y ago
  No it doesn't
  - a96 1y ago
    Yes it does
vultour 1y ago
I have a "plain Python file" that only imports TensorFlow.
Ekaros 1y ago
Plain html is just html, no JS or CSS. This is my purist non-web dev take.

freitzzz 1y ago

In my opinion this can't even be labeled as a single HTML file, because it loads external files to complete the app. But back to the question, a "plain html" file doesn't load any external resources and is usually semantically described.

davsti4 1y ago
Agreed - which is disappointing. My firewall shows blocked connections to cdn.tailwindcss.com and unpkg.com
- aziaziazi 1y ago
  Candid question: why do you block those?
  - port11 1y ago
    Centralised assets beget cross-domain fingerprinting and tracking. The extension DecentralEyes tackles precisely this problem.
  - davsti4 1y ago
    One word answer - security. Any website you visit could have been compromised and serving malicious content. Upon first visit to a website, I block all connections to domains not in the address bar, then go back in and add rules to allow connections as needed. It doesn't address malicious activity by the site directly, like a server compromise, but does limit non-addressed connections, including ones to local addresses. For example, a compromise of .google.com which leveraged assets/code from .googleusercontent.com wouldn't initially be able to run, unless I added a rule to allow the connection. Likewise, a compromise of *.discord.com that made a connection to localhost:8983, then tried to send that data to someserver.ru would get blocked and logged. Where this can't protect me is if the server sends the mined data back to itself, then forwards that data on using its own connection. Ad networks sell to anyone. Malicious content can be injected almost anywhere. Its happened before; it'll happen again. This web browsing hygiene has protected me enough times for me to make it my standard practice.

croes 1y ago

If you can run the app without any other files and without internet then it’s plain and a single file.

bossyTeacher 1y ago

When people talk about a single plain HTML file, it implies that all markup and code is contained in the file and no libraries are being used

b_e_n_t_o_n 1y ago
No it doesn't
- a96 1y ago
  Yes it does

vultour 1y ago

I have a "plain Python file" that only imports TensorFlow.

Ekaros 1y ago

Plain html is just html, no JS or CSS. This is my purist non-web dev take.