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whalesalad ◴[] No.43536031[source]
We have come full circle #applets

Twenty years ago running java in the browser would have just been called "using the internet"

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Ajedi32 ◴[] No.43536097[source]
Yep, the original Minecraft ran in the browser in a Java applet so this is particularly fun example. Though obviously there are significant security benefits to the JVM running within the browser's WASM sandbox instead of directly on the host.
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1. philipwhiuk ◴[] No.43536772[source]
Until they want features and punch holes in the sandbox.

Audio/video codecs are a great example.