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The web doesn't require it either--we've made it this far, after all. That is a perfect encapsulation of the "OK-ness" he's talking about. Yeah, it works just
by resu_nimda 12y ago
The web doesn't require it either--we've made it this far, after all.
That is a perfect encapsulation of the "OK-ness" he's talking about. Yeah, it works just fine. Yeah, the web doesn't "require" a smart graphics processing engine, it probably didn't "require" videos or the canvas or CSS transitions at all. But "really good" modern platforms have these capabilities, and IMO there's nothing wrong with wanting or trying to push the web to be as good a platform as possible, and it is frustrating (but understandable) that there is so much legacy baggage "holding it back."
- TheLoneWolfling 12y agoAn important point, however. One should not assume that all platforms have these capabilities!
- eli 12y agoI get that sentiment in general, but what does it have to do with a new hinting feature? Would hinting look different without legacy baggage? Would it not be needed? I don't see how it's possible to create an ideal browser that is fast at everything and also memory efficient. And there are always legitimate reasons to want to juice the most performance out of your pages.