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As a user, so many of these I wish did NOT exist. E.g: Push Notifications, Banners, Web Share, Contacts, Page Visibility, Badging. Uncertain about USB, Bluetooth, Locks, Keyboard Lock, and Native File System. I don't want my browser doing those things.
On the other hand for say a corporate web application where my only users really do want them ... they're AWESOME.
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I have mixed feelings on this. On one hand, websites that should be just documents are turning into resource-intensive applications, which is frustrating. Generally I do not want most websites using these features. On the other hand, the web as a runtime is one of the most universal platforms we have. If I run Slack in a browser, I sure do want it to be able to notify me! (Though I wish doing so felt more like the El…
It's almost like we shouldn't have tortured a document transfer system until it was able to run full-on applications.
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Fullscreen games providing a battery indicator is always nice.
Seems legit, although that should probably be the OSes job to overlay that
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I have mixed feelings on this. On one hand, websites that should be just documents are turning into resource-intensive applications, which is frustrating. Generally I do not want most websites using these features. On the other hand, the web as a runtime is one of the most universal platforms we have. If I run Slack in a browser, I sure do want it to be able to notify me! (Though I wish doing so felt more like the El…
It's almost like we shouldn't have tortured a document transfer system until it was able to run full-on applications.
Platforms have fallen back on walled gardens (app stores) with centralized control of all code execution to compensate for the deficiencies of their security models. I don't want a future where the only apps I can run have to be signed and approved by Apple ahead of time. The web is the escape hatch.
I had no idea the Web Coffee API was so mature.
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I have mixed feelings on this. On one hand, websites that should be just documents are turning into resource-intensive applications, which is frustrating. Generally I do not want most websites using these features. On the other hand, the web as a runtime is one of the most universal platforms we have. If I run Slack in a browser, I sure do want it to be able to notify me! (Though I wish doing so felt more like the El…
It's almost like we shouldn't have tortured a document transfer system until it was able to run full-on applications.
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I have mixed feelings on this. On one hand, websites that should be just documents are turning into resource-intensive applications, which is frustrating. Generally I do not want most websites using these features. On the other hand, the web as a runtime is one of the most universal platforms we have. If I run Slack in a browser, I sure do want it to be able to notify me! (Though I wish doing so felt more like the El…
It's almost like we shouldn't have tortured a document transfer system until it was able to run full-on applications.
I remember when applications had to be tied to the OS, does it run on unix, linux, some other OS, or hardware... what a pain.
If it is a web app it probabbly works most places.
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Seems legit, although that should probably be the OSes job to overlay that
That has its own set of challenges -- now you have to design your game so that the battery indicator doesn't cover up an important part of the game. Also, what if the OS allows it to be configurable location/size, etc.
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It's funny to me that dark themes seem to be the preferred theme type in online discussions, because in practice, most people I know prefer a light theme on a monitor set to high contrast and relatively low brightness in a well lit setting. I too prefer that, as it seems to reduce (eliminate?) my eyestrain after hours on the computer.
I think it depends a lot on age and level of eyesight. I've never once felt eye strain from looking at a dark theme, and if a room is even somewhat dark then a blindingly white screen gives me a headache. I can always fiddle with my brightness as needed for different situations, at least on my phone, but that's kind of a pain. On a desktop monitor it's usually a significantly bigger pain.