Re:AMD ships microcode update to disable some branch prediction
by not_kurt_godel on Saturday January 06, 2018 @03:13AM
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There are myriad reasons beyond programmers being "too lazy" to port applications to more than one OS for the web evolving into an application platform. Your rant is on par with suggesting we go back to horses and buggies because high-speed car accidents can be deadly. It vastly overstates the danger posed by JS specifically, completely discounts its superiority in filling the niche that it does compared to the previous status quo, and advocates a non-sequitur, anachronistic resolution.
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Re:AMD ships microcode update to disable some branch prediction
by wtallis on Saturday January 06, 2018 @10:27AM
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> Your rant is on par with suggesting we go back to horses and buggies because high-speed car accidents can be deadly.
Don't be ridiculous. I'm not saying we shouldn't have cross-platform apps at all. I'm just saying we need a clear distinction between the WWW and any applications platform, just like we need a clear distinction between sidewalks and freeways. The web browser cannot do both jobs well.
Re:AMD ships microcode update to disable some branch prediction
by krapp on Saturday January 06, 2018 @10:42AM
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> I'm just saying we need a clear distinction between the WWW and any applications platform, just like we need a clear distinction between sidewalks and freeways.
One problem is, no one seems to be able to define "web application" in a way that makes the distinction clear. Most sites that use javascript still use it in the context of displaying documents, so if you define any site that uses javascript at all as an "application," then most sites, including Hacker News, count as applications. But that doesn't actually fix any problems.