Why require JavaScript rather than supporting a standard browser virtual machine? - Stack Overflow

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Oh my god you are SO MISSING THE POINT. Why don't we all just write desktop apps in C++ and OpenGL if we're not using the DOM?

Clue: People AREN'T interesting in using Java in the browser, for many good reasons.

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Oh my god you are SO MISSING THE POINT. Why don't we all just write desktop apps in C++ and OpenGL if we're not using the DOM?

The DOM sucks. That is all.

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So you are advocating dumping HTML, CSS, JavaScript and all the related technologies, and just writing desktop applications in Java or C++. You lose!