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Rendering Markdown at the Edge

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    skybrian
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    Very nice! I wonder if some kind of cut-down notebook app (like Jupyter notebook) would be a better demo for edge technology? Tradeoffs: could be made to not require JavaScript (like Observable...

    Very nice!

    I wonder if some kind of cut-down notebook app (like Jupyter notebook) would be a better demo for edge technology?

    Tradeoffs: could be made to not require JavaScript (like Observable does), but on the other hand, it wouldn't work offline without JavaScript.

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    1. mtset
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      Yes, that would be a really neat demo! I like the idea of progressive enhancement extending beyond the binary client-server distinction; widely available edge computing has the potential to really...

      Yes, that would be a really neat demo! I like the idea of progressive enhancement extending beyond the binary client-server distinction; widely available edge computing has the potential to really improve the "web app" experience for people on devices that don't or can't use JavaScript. Latency has always been a big issue for PE.

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