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Re:Why HTML Is a Strategic Dead End for Business Transaction... by m_mueller on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @04:33AM (#33717011)
> I want the Internet to be like the Erlang virtual machine. Each server is an independent actor that holds state, can send and receive messages, but they are not very trusted.

you sound quite a bit like Alan Kay there (and that's not a bad thing IMO).

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Re:Why HTML Is a Strategic Dead End for Business Transaction... by sph on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @08:08AM (#33718691)
I know, my extended idea is borne out of Alan Kay and his vision. It is very nebulous at this stage to expand further, but I do strongly agree with him now that "the computer revolution hasn't happened yet."
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