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by wruza 1847 days ago
Technology is only as good as its outcomes are. I didn't instantly realize back then that width/height attributes are required, because SVG as an element (not as a powerful format) doesn't respect given CSS layout. You didn't instantly detect the issue to suggest a working solution, probably because you know too much recipes to pick one off the top of the head. This is the end result of such technology - we both spend much more time learning and/or explaining than it could be. Now multiply that by the factor of world and by general shortage of a single-person skill capacity and time.

If you pick any other technology, e.g. an airport gateway system or a shop checkout line, and apply this "can be surprising if you don’t know what you’re doing with it", you'll get a big congestion instead of a functioning airport or a shop. Users are not to blame when the system is based on some cryptic nonsense. Good systems just work, bad systems require custom effort to fly and never scale. These congestions induced by web tech only pull us back and I can't understand why you're so positive with it (if not condescending; sorry if I mistook that).