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by handrous 1654 days ago
> Although I love the idea of HTML-native inputs all the way through, I tend to immediately run into issues where using a native interface instead of a JS-based implementation harms the user experience.

The way HTML forms (in particular, but also things like tables) are stuck in a not even good for the time '90s level of functionality is an under-appreciated drag on all web development, IMO. So very much wasted effort, wheel-reinvention, brokenness (a11y, especially) et c. for shit that should have been built-in years ago.
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pbowyer 1654 days ago
> The way HTML forms (in particular, but also things like tables) are stuck in a not even good for the time '90s level of functionality is an under-appreciated drag on all web development, IMO

It absolutely is, but things are changing! Come help us get better form widgets built into browsers at at https://open-ui.org/.

The website's a bit behind, the Discord and GitHub issues are where most discussion happens. We need people who know hte pain points to help us.

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