While we're on the subject, perhaps @paulg can explain how the Mighty "future of computing" differs even from the recent past of computing, namely Puffin Browser. It's the exact same product as Mighty, but it's been available for over a decade:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffin_Browser …
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Puffin is primarily focused on mobile where there are substantial limitations with completely different technology. We are focused on desktop + heavy web apps, not simple web pages. If you're genuinely curious vs argumentative, check out my post:https://blog.mightyapp.com/mightys-secret-plan-to-invent-the-future-of-computing/ …
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A) That article does not compare Mighty to Puffin at all, and B) Puffin runs web apps, has a desktop client, and in fact touted speeds _better_ than the browser (not "indistinguishable from") on JetStream, for example:https://cloudmosa.medium.com/meet-puffin-browser-the-fast-secure-web-browser-that-thinks-outside-the-box-bf928888bcce …
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They also tout all sorts of "high performance" and interactive applications of Puffin - like games:https://medium.com/hackernoon/mobile-gaming-lightning-fast-and-powerful-in-the-cloud-a58142b760fd …
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I assume - although I guess we'll see - that the reason they focus on mobile now is because nobody wanted this technology on desktop. Maybe the web wasn't bloated enough then, and you'll be helping them out by pumping a bunch of marketing into convincing people it is now.
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But none of that has anything to do with the gravamen of my original tweet, and both of you know it. My point is, this isn't the future. This is a band-aid on the present. If real performance-oriented programmers ever descended on the web, all of this nonsense would soon be over.
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But hey, maybe Paul is playing the long game. Maybe he actually wants the web to be good, and he figures posting condescending replies to coders will piss perf folks off enough that they'll come ship a new infrastructure that actually works out of spite. If so, well played.
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As for Puffin, I also am not suggesting that it is somehow a good thing or that it's better than Mighty. I am just pointing out that they used the same pitch you did, and claimed the same things you claim, about desktop. It's just that nobody cared.
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All publicity is good publicity
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