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I can't think of a way of getting malware from JavaScript anymore than from a simple link, that's just plain false. The move to "web-page-apps" is not about ey
by the_gipsy 14y ago
I can't think of a way of getting malware from JavaScript anymore than from a simple link, that's just plain false.
The move to "web-page-apps" is not about eye candy, it's about speed, responsiveness and yes, usability. About not trying to awkwardly force an app down the http/html way.
A broken website/app is simply broken: if things do not work as expected, that's not the fault of webapps per se or JavaScript - it's all doable and not a big deal anymore (the back button thing).
- eliasmacpherson 14y agogoogle have a whole competition devoted to the basic idea. it's called pwnium. http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.ie/2013/02/exploiting-64-bit-linux-like-boss.html http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.ie/2013/02/exploiting-64-...
- papsosouid 14y ago>The move to "web-page-apps" is not about eye candy, it's about speed, responsiveness and yes, usability No, it is about following fads, just as web development has always done. Creating sites that are slower, less responsive, and offer terrible usability is clearly not done for reasons of speed, responsiveness and usability. Enhancing a page with javascript can increase responsiveness and usability. Replacing the page with javascript is moronic.
- mercurial 14y agoThere are cases where a "full Javascript" page provides clear benefits (eg, GMail).
- papsosouid 14y agoPerhaps I should have been more clear. I'm just talking about web pages, basically just information exchange. Twitter being the example here. Browser applications are a different thing, and obviously have to be delivered in javascript. There's nothng wrong with browser applications, but pretending web pages should be built as browser applications is insanity.