Re:The Failed Promise of Web Components
by rusk on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @03:07PM
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We had XUL at one stage which is I think what you’re talking about. It just never took off. I think you’re pointing out that the premise itself is flawed given the clunky nature of html, which could be why ...
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Re:The Failed Promise of Web Components
by brundolf on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @03:22PM
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I'm pointing out that HTML as it exists right now doesn't solve the big problems around this. I still think it could be extended to do so, but what's important here is that it hasn't been.
> HTML as it exists right now
Is there any other kind?
Seriously wondering if there’s something specific you had in mind ...
My take is that it’s a harder solution space than can be solved gracefully with a single technology. It’s always easier to take a more convoluted approach. I think what confuses us is the visual nature of these apps; we think we should be able to describe them visually, and maybe you can, but it’s seldom worth the time and effort.