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throwaway95014
9y ago
As I noted, my comment is not about their code. Nor the functionality for that matter. And yes, I'm aware of the issues in PS and PDF rendering, having worked on them as part of a not-so-common and very-common operating system that dee
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throwaway95014
9y ago
I agree, it's 100% rational from your point of view, just as compiling it for the Flash VM or running as an ActiveX component would have made perfect sense for you to bring your high-quality code to more platforms. My hesitation isn&#x
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throwaway95014
9y ago
Yes. And why? So some bro could be a "founder" of a project to get a promotion. Fly around on expenses holding meetings and act all important. I've been in the room. The pseudo-PC bro-ness is nauseating.
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throwaway95014
9y ago
This is not a comment on the work done by these no doubt well-intentioned folks. But to pull a quote from their article: "compile our 500.000 LOC C++ core to WebAssembly and asm.js" This is absolutely terrible for the web :-( We&#