HTML Is Dead, Long Live HTML

9 months ago

The DOM has become bloated with over 350+ keys in Chrome's document.body and 660 CSS properties, making it complex and inefficient.
Web Components and Semantic HTML have failed to meet expectations, with clunky APIs and unclear guidelines.
CSS layout models are confusing, with inside-out and outside-in approaches leading to unpredictable behavior.
SVG and CSS overlap but have inconsistencies, making graphical rendering a trade-off between the two.
Proposals like HTML in Canvas are flawed, as they don't solve core issues and introduce new complexities.
Alternative approaches, like Use.GPU's HTML-like renderer, demonstrate that simpler, more efficient solutions are possible.
Browser vendors and alt-browser projects (e.g., Servo, Ladybird) could lead the way in rethinking the DOM from scratch.
A redesigned DOM should prioritize multi-threading, security, and modern UI needs while shedding legacy baggage.

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