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Re:China’s first ‘fully homegrown’ web browser found to be G... by kerng on Thursday August 16, 2018 @11:49AM (#17775693)
Yes, reminds me of "we have 14 different standards. Let's implement a new one that encompasses all that is needed and obsolete the other ones. Now, we have 15 different standards"
Re:China’s first ‘fully homegrown’ web browser found to be G... by mamcx on Thursday August 16, 2018 @12:03PM (#17775818)
But this is exactly what is happened, just that every new one is ad-hoc, and on top of the olds. Every time a new api happened you create standard + 1 * N browsers.

Eventually, you increase ad infinitum the tech debt, or restart.

I think the cost of the whole web stack is high enough not only for the browser makers but EVERYONE ELSE. Is multiply JS (n-versions) + CSS(n-versions) + HTML(n-versions) * N Browser * N OS.

Now, what other rational option can be offered... push forward and keep doing the same and increase the tech debt? Not exist a way to refactor this?

Re:China’s first ‘fully homegrown’ web browser found to be G... by kerng on Thursday August 16, 2018 @01:21PM (#17776639)
I believe what will happen is what happens continuously with technology, a new layer of abstraction will evolve and thats it. Most devs want to use some abstraction layer (or build one themselves) and thats it. That's how computers work, just layers of abstractions stacked on top of each other. The underlying details, complexity but also power (eg features, security issues,..) only very few understand.
Re:China’s first ‘fully homegrown’ web browser found to be G... by amaccuish on Thursday August 16, 2018 @12:03PM (#17775812)
Credit where it's due: https://xkcd.com/927/