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Yeah, exactly. I started coding HTML in 1999 and soon moved to JavaScript and DHTML which quickly got forgotten until lately the AJAX wave started. My love affa
by onreact-com 17y ago
Yeah, exactly. I started coding HTML in 1999 and soon moved to JavaScript and DHTML which quickly got forgotten until lately the AJAX wave started. My love affair with Flash was only a very short one. My hope in SVG never materialized.
Before that HTML was dull and outdated. We still use only 5 fonts for web copy etc. and it's already ten years later.
The Microsoft monopoly has killed progress.
Seeing Apple blocking Opera from the iPhone and another behemoth, Google being the main contender I don't see a much better "mobile" future. The market will soon "consolidate" and another monopoly will make HTML dull again.
We need a really free web with really free software. I don't think the "mobile" one will be it. Maybe the "Internet of things" will be the one that frees us from the shackles of stifling monopolist corporate rule.
- pxlpshr 17y agoI think there's a bit of pessimism in your comment, specifically in regard to Apple/Opera and ignoring the strengths of Webkit. In fact, I believe the iPhone already supports some HTML 5 standards. However I can't say I blame your negativity given the bad taste MS left in everyone's mouth.
- GHFigs 17y agoApple and Google both use the WebKit rendering engine for their desktop and mobile browsers. WebKit is free software, and probably the most advanced in terms of HTML5 support. I don't understand where your fear of monopoly and stagnation comes from in light of that.
- rimantas 17y agoThat's a funny rant considering that Opera is closed source and WebKit is opensource.