They were a bandaid solution to a problem that Flatpaks and Snap fixed.
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They were a bandaid solution to a problem that Flatpaks and Snap fixed.
Yikes, those high CPU threads. Definitely needs some more polishing.
Most (popular) programs are lagging because they’re all bundling an entire web browser to get around the cross-platform hurdle. Good in theory, bad in practice. However, even infamous programming languages like Java are now as fast as C thanks to advances in hardware and software, such multiple cores and asynchronous tasks.
Norway just became even more wealthier.
Before self-hosting web apps became one-click install away, Ubuntu was a lot more convenient with newer technologies, readily available documentation, and a clear update schedule. At least, that was my case.
WebAssembly was never intended to replace JavaScript. It was intended to coexist with it. You still need something to initialize and load the binary.
While I completely agree with you on the asshole part, you also have to factor in that right now the Pi still remains the most dominant hardware in that category. Furthermore, I think you’re missing the point of what makes a hobby… a hobby.
While they aren’t perfect, it’s certainly better than waiting on the distro or dealing with potential package conflicts that PPAs also had a habit of causing.