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gjvc on Jan 15, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why can't I write code inside my browser?

With good reasons at the time -- browsers were slow and heavy. Now we have (among others) the V8 Javascript engine and insanely fast client computers (all of any recent desktop, laptop, and mobile device)

wizzwizz4 on Jan 15, 2021 [–]

Browsers are slower and heavier than they ever were. V8… you could argue it's faster, if you neglect warm-up time, but even it is heavier.

gjvc on Jan 15, 2021 | [–]

acknowledged, but in my experience they are way quicker than 1990s / 2000s browsers

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