Re:Htmx, WebAssembly, Rust, ServiceWorker Proof of Concept
by onion2k on Monday October 17, 2022 @03:11AM
(#33230599)
it's fine to require service workers if it's justified
I don't agree with this because you're essentially defending writing websites and apps for specific browsers. "Oh, this doesn't work in your browser because it requires [specific tech|devs to test in more than one browser|whatever]" is a lame excuse in a world where progressive enhancement has been an accepted approach to developing web software for twenty years.
As a tech demo to show something is possible it's fair enough, but in the real world this shouldn't ever happen.
Re:Htmx, WebAssembly, Rust, ServiceWorker Proof of Concept
by toqy on Monday October 17, 2022 @09:31AM
(#33233195)
In this example where Firefox is the outlier, if you write your web app differently than you otherwise would have then you'd be writing websites and apps for a specific browser...
I don't agree with this because you're essentially defending writing websites and apps for specific browsers. "Oh, this doesn't work in your browser because it requires [specific tech|devs to test in more than one browser|whatever]" is a lame excuse in a world where progressive enhancement has been an accepted approach to developing web software for twenty years.
As a tech demo to show something is possible it's fair enough, but in the real world this shouldn't ever happen.