With lots of things being developed through web technologies, and many things being web-based so that it is cross-platform, will operating systems still be relevant?
We can differ philosophically by using Debian or Arch or Windows or Mac, but if nowadays applications are web-based or developed through something like Electron such that it can run on practically all modern operating systems. what is the relevance of operating systems galore?
Don’t get me wrong I love FOSS and Linux and stuff, but it seems that the paradigm right now is creating web applications, with many things being web-based.
Am I off, or is this something you also think about?
P.S. I’m a total noob when it comes to IT, so the question might be weirdly phrased.
Until my browser does all things as well as an native app does, yes.
If I may ask, what native apps that you use that are not available as web-based applications yet?
Not OP, but “not available” is pretty different from “works as well as”
My native PDF viewer, document/text editor, music player, and email client all work significantly better than any web-based option I’ve found, for example
If you can do every single thing that you mentioned either online or offline but with the browser (or browser engine based applications), would you?
If the browser engine can be optimized enough, sure. It’s just nowhere near close at the moment
A (semi-)joke video called “The Birth and Death of JavaScript” envisions a future where JavaScript gets pulled down into the kernel.
I’m not entirely convinced it’s possible, but if we find a way to make it as efficient while also keeping security and privacy concerns met, I don’t care that much what language I’m using
https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death-of-javascript