When I first heard about svg, I was excited. Finally everybody getting behind a vector graphics format... and since then the more I see the worse it looks. A boosted, text-oriented, JavaScript-enhanced resource monster. All the worst attributes of HTML, but in vector graphics.
Did anybody want this? I know I wanted a jpg of vector graphics - a resource-friendly small system for embedding vector graphics into things. Something where I don't have to worry about an image having an xss vulnerability. Something that degrades gracefully so it can still work in some form on an anemic piece of equipment.
But no. We throw bigger and heavier hardware at more trivial problems.
Did anybody want this? I know I wanted a jpg of vector graphics - a resource-friendly small system for embedding vector graphics into things. Something where I don't have to worry about an image having an xss vulnerability. Something that degrades gracefully so it can still work in some form on an anemic piece of equipment.
But no. We throw bigger and heavier hardware at more trivial problems.