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by pdonis 1602 days ago
> Some options suggested in the spec include React, vanilla HTML, and Web Components.

Ah, ok. So the code is only expected to run in a browser, not an arbitrary application. Although since the spec is open, I have no doubt there will be efforts to write code for handling blocks in non-browser applications.

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At the moment, yes - we want to figure out the principles of application/block interaction in a web context first, and then move on to other environments. The principles should be transferable, although some of the 'how are they implemented' won't be (https://blockprotocol.org/docs/faq#what-about-non-web-contex...)

The comment above you is right that 'handling blocks implemented in different ways' (in a web context) is one of the mushier parts of the spec, and it's something we need to do more prototyping and refinement of.

Ok, thanks for this information, it's very helpful.