Comment by javajosh
6 years ago
I agree with you on all points - I think we're just speaking past each other. I'm speaking about the platform, and you're speaking about applications. The applications written for the web today are exactly as you say; the browser platform itself, however, is quite extraordinary and I remain deeply impressed with it.
Right. I admit that I was strongly biased against browsers because of my distaste with web applications. The browser as a platform is slowly growing on me these days, and I won't deny that modern browsers are some of the most impressive feats of software engineering.