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For you, what's the most important next step in computing?

Survey period: 15 Dec 2014 to 22 Dec 2014

Forget thinner form factors, larger screens or a faster compiler. Think big.

OptionVotes% 
A new way of interacting with computers (eg gesture, eys tracking, mind-meld)20616.65
Order-of-magnitude increase on processing power856.87
Connectivity with Everything19315.60
True Artificial Intelligence (i.e.. can pass an unrestricted Turing test)18114.63
Quantum Computing18214.71
Universal Broadband13310.75
Regulators who actually understand the technology20216.33
Other (Please comment)554.45



 
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Rob Grainger17-Dec-14 1:48
Rob Grainger17-Dec-14 1:48 
It can be powerful, and it can look good, but it should all be so much easier.

The CSS box model is an horrible thing that seemed to ignore all the good lessons of previous layout technologies, much as HTML and JS ignored all the lessons from previous hypertext systems and programming languages (OK, JS does have some nice features, but the overall combination is fugly).

I find it abhorrent that HTML+CSS is making its way to the desktop, rather than better technologies making their way to the browser. If this trend continues, I may have to give up any attempts at UI programming, which is a shame as that's one of the things that initially attracted me to computing.

(Edited to avoid repetition)
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.

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