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0 pointseropple6y ago0 comments

Complex things are complex. Attempting to simplify complex systems below this threshold of complexity invariably ends in lost capability or lost fingers when the sharp edge you didn't know was there sneaks up on you.

And web browsers are very complex beasts by design, by accretion, and by necessity.

Sorry, I guess. Does bemoaning it actually help anything?

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andybak6y ago

But we're not talking about web browsers per se - we're talking about the javascript ecosystem. The complexity of which is only indirectly related to that of the browser.

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0 pointseropple6y ago0 comments

And web browsers are very complex beasts by design, by accretion, and by necessity.

Sorry, I guess. Does bemoaning it actually help anything?

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andybak6y ago

But we're not talking about web browsers per se - we're talking about the javascript ecosystem. The complexity of which is only indirectly related to that of the browser.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse