Comment by beamatronic

4 years ago

But in today's reality, there is a lot of Javascript that is getting "downloaded and installed" into your browser's cache. It's all being managed for you and it mostly works.

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nawgz 4 years ago

Please, you must not be pedantic in this way, it's clear that I mean there's no install wizard and OS-native interactions the user must go thru, they just provide a string URL and immediately begin application-style interactions after a brief load

DarylZero 4 years ago
It's not really pedantic. Since any application (not just a browser) could provide the same download-interpreted-code-then-run-it functionality.
It's probably not this particular feature of the web browser matters but the fact that web browsers come preinstalled with new computers.
- nawgz 4 years ago
  
  > It's not really pedantic
  I mean, if not pedantic, then perhaps grinding an axe - he said 'there is a lot of Javascript that is getting "downloaded and installed"' as if that has anything to do with the user experience I was referring to
  > any application (not just a browser) could provide the same download-interpreted-code-then-run-it functionality
  I have never heard of such a platform besides the web. That is why the web became the dominant platform. I do not know what theoretical could've would've should've has to do with the reality of technological evolution
  > It's probably not this particular feature of the web browser
  ... yes, it's not the ease of use that makes users like web, it's that computers in 2021 come with browsers installed that makes users prefer web over bloated desktop applications without good accessibility anyways!
  I have no clue what your comment is meaning to get at.
  
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beamatronic 4 years ago

Compare and contrast today's Javascript-in-browser dependent applications versus a pure server-side-rendering model. With the latter, there is truly no software downloaded, only static assets such as images.