[Info-vax] VSI strategy for OpenVMS

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 9/13/2021 2:49 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-09-13, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>> That seems to be the problem with building an application by going out
>> and pulling in a bunch of apps, tools, and such.  Consider how much
>> better a browser might be if it was purpose designed and implemented
>> rather than a kluge of pieces from elsewhere.
> 
> Implementing a full-blown browser these days is probably about as
> much work as implementing an operating system.
> 
> It shouldn't be like that, but it is unfortunately.

It needs to do a lot.

HTML and CSS support.

JavaScript support - and JIT compilation is a must have.

Graphic formats support.

Bookmarks.

History.

Print.

Saving of credentials.

Web Assembly.

SSL.

HTTP/2.

Anonymous browsing.

Etc.

Arne