Like you, I think the current settlement is poor. Usually too-complicated technology-mash platforms die a horrible death (taligent, opendoc). But somehow the web made it.
It's straightforward to come up with alternate designs that don't have a formatting emphasis, and which resemble roguelike interfaces. It's visually less appealing than the web, but offers faster, simpler development and has less tooling overhead for clients.
Coming up with something visual is a tough problem space and I don't have strong mental pictures of alternatives. But it's still a thought experiment that keeps me interested. You're the first person I've run into to complement it as a thought experiment. If you'd like to swap ideas send me an email (from profile). Maybe I'll write up some ideas and you can send feedback.
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Like you, I think the current settlement is poor. Usually too-complicated technology-mash platforms die a horrible death (taligent, opendoc). But somehow the web made it.
It's straightforward to come up with alternate designs that don't have a formatting emphasis, and which resemble roguelike interfaces. It's visually less appealing than the web, but offers faster, simpler development and has less tooling overhead for clients.
Coming up with something visual is a tough problem space and I don't have strong mental pictures of alternatives. But it's still a thought experiment that keeps me interested. You're the first person I've run into to complement it as a thought experiment. If you'd like to swap ideas send me an email (from profile). Maybe I'll write up some ideas and you can send feedback.