Re:Introducing TogetherJS
by r00fus on Thursday October 17, 2013 @01:52AM
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> Given that so much software requires installing the JVM, or CLR/Mono run-time, or widget toolkit, or even is specific to an operating system, is it really that much to ask that users install a certain browser which literally runs on any OS, is free and open-source, and can be installed in seconds/minutes?
13 years ago this was not the case. That was my point. At that point, few alternative browsers existed, and Netscape had just released a bloated undesirable release.
Nowadays, the PC itself is a fortress under siege, and Windows only runs on 30-ish percent of all PC/tablets. Webkit is ascendant, and IE persists in being difficult for developers. Now is the time to code for Webkit or HTML5 compliance.
13 years ago this was not the case. That was my point. At that point, few alternative browsers existed, and Netscape had just released a bloated undesirable release.
Nowadays, the PC itself is a fortress under siege, and Windows only runs on 30-ish percent of all PC/tablets. Webkit is ascendant, and IE persists in being difficult for developers. Now is the time to code for Webkit or HTML5 compliance.