[9] WebSockets has been around 5 years but we still can't rely on them and the way frameworks are built still hasn't adjusted.
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Replying to @mikeal
[10] WebGL since 2007, first time I saw a lib that took advantage of the underlying math speed w/o being compiled from C/C++ was last month.
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[11] These are important advances, they really are, but imagining a solution to a problem is not the same as it being reliable.
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[12] Web standards need to advance the web *as it is*. Once those advances are reliable we can build on top, but not before.
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fwiw I completely agree that while I am a fan of both HTTP/2 and wasm, "we don't need X because HTTP/2" gets an eyeroll from me
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in general, "we don't need cause [thing we can't rely on yet]" is wrong :)
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Replying to @mikeal
correct. on the flip side "let's not work on things that take 5 years to show effects" is myopic. exact effects tbd of course
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totally, instead "let's put things in that take 5 years for people to realize cause they are the best!"
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things like HTTP/2 and WebAssembly are like raw putty. They're genuinely new capabilities but take time to mold.
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not just time to implement and mold, but time for people to even realize what is possible once you can take them for granted
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