Does the Browser have a Future?
summary
Argues the browser is losing ground to native mobile apps as mobile queries surpass desktop in 2014 and phones outnumber people, cites top-grossing games built in Unity/C++, and shows an implemented identity finder in Go that probes MX, WebFinger and WebID concurrently. Recommends a browser with a native grid stylesheet, a jQuery-like selector API, a statically typed language and strong debugger/IDE to survive. Warns to adopt HTTPS now and notes RFC 7258 calls pervasive monitoring an attack.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Intro
- 8:30Type System Criteria
- 20:33Client Software
- 27:48Native Apps
- 32:32Cambrian Explosion
- 36:11Browser Size
- 42:38Ed Snowden
- 43:27Whos Watching You
- 44:21Crooks
- 48:01Tribalism
- 53:36Internet Engineering Task Force
