I am trying to understand what features would be in next generation browsers? What would your favourite browsers look like?
Ask HN: What is the future of browsers?
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#2I think the best part of the browser are the extensions and plugins people make.
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#3Browsers seem to be converging.
It's quite obvious that they will all implement next JS standards, with some experiments here and there.
They will add API access to more hardware like VR helmets, controllers, maybe even USB devices (which would be great for web hardware based security, like 2FA).
Probably voice control and typing (like on Android).
Probably automatic translation (not just by Google).
Built-in free VPN (limited obviously) and TOR would be nice.
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#4I would love a browser that didn't take 100mb of memory per tab. Though I'm not sure how much of that is to blame on the browser/plugins or the webpage.
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#5WebAsm
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#6Hopefully there will be more browsers/engines than just 2-3 large ones. I know that will make web dev difficult, but it will encourage the most innovation online.
I'm sick of having to choose between either Firefox, Edge, or a thousand Chrome knockoffs. There needs to be more diversity.
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#7I would love a way to ditch HTMl/CSS and use a thin abstraction on top of native GUI toolkits (WinAPI, Qt, Gtk, Cocoa...) instead.
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#8Accessibility
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#9I would love a way to ditch HTMl/CSS and use a thin abstraction on top of native GUI toolkits (WinAPI, Qt, Gtk, Cocoa...) instead.
This is indeed a great idea but the only problem is that these frameworks may not fit today's responsive needs
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#10Love to the Servo from Mozilla take over the world soon.