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Re:WebAssembly support now shipping in all major browsers by notheguyouthink on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @08:48AM (#15694887)
I definitely don't disagree with your statements, but I think OP meant more akin to "the web is not for running other peoples code". Ie, the web is for content, not applications.

This may not be what OP meant.. but it's something I can agree with to a degree. I love web apps, don't get me wrong, but I wish we had meaningful fallbacks for those who want content without features.

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Re:WebAssembly support now shipping in all major browsers by goatlover on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @10:49AM (#15696026)
> Ie, the web is for content, not applications.

Ideally yes, but that horse left the barn years ago. The browser becomes more capable, chalk full of more APIs over time, not less.

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Re:WebAssembly support now shipping in all major browsers by z3t4 on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @01:51PM (#15697974)
The more capable the browser gets the more people will turn off these capabilities. I love JS and the web, yet I have JS off by default! Mostly because it gets rid of a lot of crap, but I also don't trust every single web site I visit.
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