The whole point of the web was *not* to have people write directly to bitmaps, t... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		jacquesm on Feb 10, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Feasibility of low-level GPU access on the Web The whole point of the web was not to have people write directly to bitmaps, to leave the presentation up to the rendering platform. In the quest for eye candy we're losing what made the web great to begin with.

zxxon on Feb 11, 2018 [–]

It's not about eye-candy, the Web has become an application platform (against all resistance) and it can't thrive on standards bodies to deliver every bit and piece required. Even in 2018, web applications are shunned by many professionals for their poor quality and performance.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact