No.2189
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API Looking at how gikopoi does some of it's media functionality...
It's been a while since I looked at how extensive browser APIs have become.
>Screen Capture API>CSS Painting API>Geolocation API>Web MIDI APIBrowsers are practically mini operating systems.
No.2190
It IS really impressive, but it's all over my head.
Doesn't surprise me too much, though, as everyone wants to add every feature to everything instead of specializing.
No.2191
Javascript was a mistake
No.2192
>>2189>Browsers are practically mini operating systemsChromebooks are a thing for a reason.
No.2193
>>2192Data harvesting and Google walled garden?
It's true you only need a browser if you're just gonna watch youtube and use social media though which is what most people do. Same reason why more and more children only have a tablet or a phone and no computer which is pretty sad on their behalf. They have a much harder time entering the workplace.
No.2194
>>2193Smartphones/tablets are less locked-down and harvest way less data than the average school/work computer.