60fps does matter. We've just all been taught that 60fps and sane use of CSS and the DOM (as currently standardized), so as to allow browser features to work p

60fps does matter. We've just all been taught that 60fps and sane use of CSS and the DOM (as currently standardized), so as to allow browser features to work properly, are mutually incompatible... which might be true. Using canvas certainly sucks for the reasons you describe; I wouldn't do it for more than a proof of concept. But long term, do we really need to hang the success the whole Web on the backs of some old and very ugly APIs? Can't someone come up with an alternative?