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Firefox Nightly adds Web Serial after years of saying no (www.theregister.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/firefox@lemmy.ml
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[–] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child)

not dependent on the server

It doesn't have to be - a developer could also provide a HTML file that the user can download and open locally.

And to be honest, if someone had to build a user-friendly cross-platform GUI app for connecting to some sort of serial device, they'd probably just end up using web technologies (Electron or Tauri) anyways. May as well avoid the extra overhead of Electron.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    I encountered such programs in the past. It's basically simple HTML with JavaScript, to run with my "favorite" browser and not being packaged as an Electron app. But that is very rare. Still better than dependent on the server, which solves a huge issue (which was my point). But the other point isn't solved, if the person is "forced" to use a browser he or she does not like.

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