For small values of the web
Tim Bray: Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe you can abstract the Web away. Hmph.
Pssst: don’t tell anyone, but this is only true for small values of ‘the web’.
Meanwhile, the ETech 2006 agenda is starting to take shape. I’m presenting on Neurotransmitters. Mark Pilgrim is presenting on Greasemonkey. My boss’s boss will be presenting too. As, apparently, will be Tim Bray.
Fasten your seatbelts boys and girls. We are in for some radical simplification. A very me-centric one.
Kellan: I’m not sure what you mean; shouldn’t good abstractions make it easier for more people to do web development, not fewer?
As for “small values of ‘the web'”, I totally agree. Seaside optimizes for a very small value of 'the web’ indeed, but highly optimized, targeted tools sure can be nice...
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z2005-12-02-BrayWebContinuations
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If you’re obsessive about dynamic languages and Web frameworks (and who isn’t?) it’s been a juicy few days. Let’s start with a bunch of pointers: Mike Pence interviews Avi Bryant & tries to start a fight . Avi says “huh?” . DHH too, in his own...Excerpt from Planet Northern Voice - Dynamic Languages at
“Pssst: don’t tell anyone, but this is only true for small values of ‘the web’.” Exactly!
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