On: WASM Is the New CGI

[IshKebab]

ActiveX wasn't sandboxed so it was a security joke. Flash and Silverlight were full custom runtimes that a) only worked with a specific language, and b) didn't integrate well with the existing web platform. WASM fixes all of that.

[tightbookkeeper → IshKebab]

But that’s missing a few steps. First they banned all those technologies saying JavaScript was sufficient, then only later made wasm.

There never was a wasm vs applet debate.

[IshKebab → tightbookkeeper]

Nobody banned Flash. Apple just sensibly didn't implement it, because it was shit on phones. Android did support Flash and the experience was awful.

[tightbookkeeper → IshKebab]

They sure banned Java Applets.

> Nobody banned Flash.

What happened first? Chrome dropping support for flash, or flash stopped making updates?