D could catch this wave: web assembly

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On Friday, 19 June 2015 at 06:30:30 UTC, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> Form factors and web standards compliance both vary wildly, 
> rendering it "write once, TEST everywhere". That's all the more 
> true if you go all HTML5, web-as-an-applications-platform.

Testing is a factor, but there are compliance references on the 
net. And it is getting better, much better.

Every once in a while I have to fix an issue after deployment, 
usually a visual bug in a new browser for which I can find a 
workaround quickly by searching the web.

> If by "instant" you mean "this web 'app' leaves my mobile 
> browser completely unresponsive for up to a full minute every 
> time I tap a link, every time I use it".

Well, if it does not target a cellphone then it probably won't be 
pleasant on a small screen anyway. Mobile Chrome and latest 
Safari are pretty good, aren't they?

>> Polymer, web components.
>>
>
> Exactly. Piling more stuff on top. ;)
>
> http://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2015/05/tools_dont_solv.html

Neh, I prefer rolling my own, but it is more expensive than a 
well designed reusable widgets for things like admin interfaces. 
The problem is Javascript, which don't provide the right 
abstractions. But there are alternatives (Dart, TypeScript etc)