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0 pointssigg34y ago0 comments

> It's incredible how far the web has come.

I agree and disagree. It seems like no one is questioning why we need to use legacy web browsers in between all the code we're executing locally.

It's like a new iteration of old tech like lisp machines, which started out as specific purpose only to grow into complete environments (afaik).

In this regard, we haven't come far, it's just the syntax that has changed.

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paulgb4y ago

For one thing, I’m unlikely to download a native copy of Doom to run on my own machine from a strange website. The ability to run cross-platform code that uses my GPU in a secure sandbox is pretty neat to me.

anthk4y ago

prboom-plus is open source, FFS.

Also, you have FreeDoom.

lisper4y ago

In the case of WASM, even the syntax hasn't changed, it has just come full-circle back to S-expressions.

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