The evolution of the web, and a eulogy for XHTML2

Re:The evolution of the web, and a eulogy for XHTML2 by thosakwe on Sunday October 27, 2019 @09:38AM (#21369599)

I'm a bit conflicted. I like the idea of Web browsers as an application platform, though it borders on "reinventing the operating system." The File API, Notifications API, MediaSession, etc. all make it possible to essentially have cross-platform desktop applications that users don't need to manually install.

I also don't, and never really cared much for "semantic hypertext," linked data, XHTML, XHTML2, RDF, nor is my browser usage predominantly about just sharing/receiving information.

That being said, there's so much involved in writing a Web browser that writing one from scratch would take years. There are only a few active implementations, and I don't expect that change for a long time, if ever (at least not without a lot of funding). So I can understand the author's viewpoint.

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Re:The evolution of the web, and a eulogy for XHTML2 by james-skemp on Sunday October 27, 2019 @10:18AM (#21369828)

> nor is my browser usage predominantly about just sharing/receiving information.

What do you use the browser for then? Do you primarily play games/music/movies?

You mention applications in your comment; if that's not sharing/receiving information, what are you doing in them?

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Re:The evolution of the web, and a eulogy for XHTML2 by thosakwe on Sunday October 27, 2019 @02:35PM (#21371561)

Yes, primarily music, media, social media, mostly interactive experience.

I should have been a bit more clear about "sharing/receiving information," or rather, reworded it as "viewing static documents."

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