Cache and Prizes

1 ยท Alex Russell ยท March 31, 2022, 8:09 p.m.
When you work on a browser, you will often hear remarks along the lines of, Why don't you just put [popular framework] in the browser? This is a good question โ€” or at least one that illuminates how those who make browsers make decisions. Spoiler: it's gnarly. Before we get into it, let's make the subtext of the proposal explicit: Libraries provided this way will be as secure and privacy-preserving as every other browser-provided API. Browsers will cache tools popular among vocal, leading-edge d...