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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by fny on Monday September 26, 2022 @04:46PM (#32988128)
You know what doesn't have this problem? Web apps. I have a site up from 2001 that still functions perfectly.
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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by stonemetal12 on Monday September 26, 2022 @05:13PM (#32988505)
I doubt it. Web browsers of today can't pass the old acid tests because the spec changed.
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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by nerdix on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @01:57PM (#32998799)
Unless you did one of the gazillion things that was permissible in 2001 but is now considered insecure and was patched out of all the major browsers. Not saying that making browsers more secure is a bad thing but it's definitely not true that every 20 year old web app will work flawlessly on a modern web browser in 2022.
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