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Re: Javascript Mario Kart. What’s with the Javascript Craze?

chollander — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:57:13 -0000

1.) this is not a port of mario cart. this is a silly javascript trick.
2.) just because you can do something, it doesn't mean you should.
3.) I doubt anyone on the IE team is loosing sleep over IE's inability to support this sad, sad bastardization of the most awesome mode-7 fun you've ever had.
4.) where javascript, flash, shockwave, AIR, javaFx, or silverlight fall short, assembler will be there (and was there 16 years ago) to pick up the pieces.

5.) what do microsoft, operating systems, or google have to do with Javascript Mario Kart?

Re: Javascript Mario Kart. What’s with the Javascript Craze?

Voyagerfan5761 — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:47:23 -0000

The pursuit of more money, yeah. Only difference is, Microsoft seems to suck at making their primary product. Google's primary products are pretty much the de facto standard for the Web (yeah, Windows is the standard OS; hang on) and it doesn't have users banging their heads against their desks in frustration at the simplest tasks (see, I got there).

/me wishes Microsoft would fix its flagship product before trying to branch out.

Re: Javascript Mario Kart. What’s with the Javascript Craze?

possible248 — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:42:12 -0000

Well, I think that Microsoft doesn't stick with making operating systems for the same reason that Google does not stick with search and advertising.

Re: Javascript Mario Kart. What’s with the Javascript Craze?

Voyagerfan5761 — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:00:54 -0000

I was able to go forward and turn at the same time in Firefox 2. That's two keys simultaneously. Your problem sounds odd.

Flash and Shockwave were designed for creating rich content. JavaScript is just an interaction language, designed to work with HTML. All these JavaScript games are at best creative hacks using JS, Canvas, and some other tricks to make something that's really outside JavaScript's intended field. But yes, they are pretty cool.

And yes, IE is shooting itself in the foot by being "different" from Mozilla, WebKit, et al. Why not just let Microsoft go back to making operating systems and abandon the browser market, anyway?