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Re:Flutter is the most popular cross-platform mobile SDK by evv on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @11:10AM (#30429596)
> I'd argue the biggest flaw with the web is it has a million nit-picky features when it should ONLY offer JavaScript+canvas

That would break the web, though? One of the biggest _strengths_ of the web is backwards compatibility.. I, for one, am grateful to use modern browsers to consume older content and apps.

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Re:Flutter is the most popular cross-platform mobile SDK by saurik on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @07:45AM (#30440381)
This is a "the web made a fatal mistake in the past and should have done X" argument and not a "the web should now do X" argument, though if you want a forward-looking suggestion we need to immediately stop adding NEW behaviors.
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